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or more or less imbedded in the muscles and cellular tissue. 

 They present an irregular appearance, and a sort of knotted 

 feel to the hand. When cut open they are found to be of a 

 fibrous structure, with a dark-colored inside, and exude a dark- 

 colored fluid resembling coal-tar. These tumors are most 

 common about the shoulders and tail. They may be found 

 about the eyes and jaws, or, indeed, any other part. 



Treatment. — The only successful way of treating such tumors 

 is to cut them out. The horse should be cast in the most con- 

 venient way, and then firmly secured or given chloroform. The 

 operator will then lay open the skin and flesh down to the 

 tumor by two incisions crossing each other. He will then 

 dissect back the four flaps until he reaches the edge of the 

 tumor, when he proceeds to dissect it up from its attachments 

 underneath. He should be careful to dissect around any large 

 arteries or nerves in the way. An assistant is to sponge aw^ay 

 the blood with a sponge squeezed out of cold water, while the 

 operation is going on. If any considerable artery is cut during 

 the operation, it must be tied. After the tumor is removed, 

 sponge out the wound and bring the flaps together, and close 

 the cuts by a proper number of sutures. 



Place the horse in a stall where he can not possibly rub the 

 wound, and keep it dressed with cloths wet in cold water, or, 

 after a few^ days, dress it with compound tincture of myrrh. 



WARTS. 



These are hard excrescences which appear on various parts 

 of the body. They are very commonly found about the face 

 and nose, and along the belly and flanks. They are very 

 troublesome when large or in situations where they get rubbed. 

 They vary in size from a pea to a pound or more in weight. 

 I took one oif the pastern-joint which weighed one and a half 

 pounds. They have their roots in the skin. 



Treatment. — If the wart has a broad base, take a curved 

 needle, armed with a double cord of saddler's silk, and pass it 



