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an enormous size, and may j^roduce death from exhaustion, 

 strangulation of a bowel, etc. There is not in all cases a 

 discharge from the vulva. 



Treatment. — The condition can only be remedied by the 

 performance of a surgical operation. If a tumour, its removal 

 necessitates an operation of the most delicate character. 

 Perhaps the best method in such a case would be to remove 

 the ovary with the tumour — constituting the operation of 

 ovariotomy, which will be described further on. 



Ovaries, Dropsy of. — One or both ovaries may become 

 greatly distended with fluid, giving rise to no well defined 

 symptoms, except the general symptoms of ovarian 

 disease. 



Treatment. — In some cases the accumulated fluid may be 

 successfully removed by puncturing the ovary, and drawing 

 the fluid off". The after-treatment is that calculated to 

 prevent inflammatory action. A course of potass?e iodid., 

 etc., to prevent further accumulation of fluid. 



CEstromania. — CEstromania, or perpetual bulling, as it is 

 very commonly called, when occurring in the cow, is due 

 to some abnormal condition of one or both ovaries. Such 

 an animal is a bad one to have in a herd, as she keeps the 

 rest of the cows as well as herself in a constant state of 

 excitement. She falls off in condition, has a variable and 

 perhaps depraved appetite, and is always ready to receive 

 the male. Occasionally such an animal will conceive ; but 

 as a rule they never become pregnant, and are a continual 

 source of trouble. 



Treatment. — The symptoms may be allayed by the ad- 

 ministration of large doses of opium. Ferri, and potassse 

 iodidi may also be given with advantage in many cases. 

 However, the best and only effectual method of treatment 

 is removal of the ovaries. The operation usually being 

 known as ovariotomy. 



