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before, and had remained in excellent health until December, 1894. 

 In April, 1894, M. A — coughed and expectorated. He suffered from 

 "bronchitis ; " in reality he was tuberculous. In December, 1894, the 

 paroquet showed a tuberculous lesion on the face. Now it was the 

 only bird kept in the rooms, and had never been in contact with any 

 other bird whatever. Its food consisted only of seeds, coffee and milk, 

 boiled milk, or food masticated by its owner. The inference is obvious. 



BOTHRYOMYCOSIS. 



178. A five-year-old gelding, left for examination on the 8th 

 November, 1897. Was suffering from sinuses in the inguinal region 

 following castration. Operation had been performed in April, seven 



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Fig. ^2- — Bothryomycotic swelling of the shoulder. 



months before. A fortnight afterwards the animal returned to work. 

 The wound in the left inguinal region refused to heal, and suppurated 

 freely until the commencement of July. It had been treated by injec- 

 tions of carbolic solution. 



State on Examination. — The left inguinal region showed a circum- 

 scribed, sharply defined, hard, slightly painful swelling, traversed by 



