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face and of slow growth, and seems to be unattended 

 with pain but from its size interfere with mastication. 

 The latter is ragged, of rapid growth, frequently 

 bleeding and giving the animal much pain and is 

 accompanied by infiltration into the surrounding 

 bones and hard palate, of the characteristic cancer- 

 like matter. 



The following case of a tumor in the dog is taken 

 from the American Veterinary Review: 



*MAXILLARY FISTULA IN A DOG. 



BY MR. X. PAUCHENNE. 



A pointer slut had on the right facial region a 

 tumor the size of a nut, somewhat soft and painful. 

 Opened it allowed the escape of a certain quantity 

 of clotted blood, which was squeezed out and the 

 neoplasm was dressed externally with tincture of 

 iodine. After a few weeks the animal entirely 

 recovered. Three months after, however, there was 

 a relapse and the growth had reappeared with the 

 same character. Remembering the mention of 

 similar cases made by Prof. Reul, of the Bruxelles 

 school, the author made a careful inspection of the 

 buccal cavity and examined with attention the condi- 

 tion of the molar teeth. Percussing every one with 

 the point of a pair of curved scissors, he observed 

 that the third molar, though like all the others pre- 

 senting a handsome white appearance, gave a^pecu- 



*American Veterinary Review, Vol. 10, Page 517. 



