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no cautery or anything else being used, saving dashing cold water over the 

 parts after the operation. The horse did well. 



Mr. Spencer ('Veterinarian,' vol. xviii, p. 492), V.S., Scotland, 

 consulted Professor Dick on the case of a cob, who for three years had 

 been affected with ulceration of the penis, which was frequently attended 

 with hemorrhage, quite alarming. After drawing and cleansing the 

 penis, ]\Ir. Spencer " took a strong piece of tape, and made it fast round 

 the sound portion of the penis ;" and, while this was held, " removed, 

 with one stroke of the bistoury, in the same manner as I have seen you 

 (Professor Dick) operate." The larger vessels, which were distinctly 

 seen, were secured (with ligatures), while the smaller one were "gently 

 cauterized." 



Mr. Woodger (' Veteetnakian,' vol. xviii, p. 619), V.S., London, 

 has performed this operation several times. A thorough-bred entire 

 horse had " a schirrous enlargement surrounding the penis, situated about 

 six inches from the glans, and above three times the natural thickness of the 

 penis itself, which rendered it impossible for the horse to retract it ; con- 

 sequently, the appearance was most unsightly, and prevented the owner 

 from working him." In operating, " I took the glans in my left hand, 

 and with my right made one bold cut, which severed about nine inches of 

 penis, with the exception of a little of the outer covering, which I left 

 to hold until I had slightly cauterized the bleeding vessels." The animal 

 did well. " In the various cases upon which I have operated, I have 

 not found it necessary to delay the operation by securing the larger 

 vessels ; but have simply applied the cautery to the whole. I should 

 apprehend but little danger even if the entire penis was simply divided, 

 and no cautery at all applied or ligature either." 



Mr. Cartwright ('Veterinarian,' vol. xxiii, p. 21), V.S., Whit- 

 church, operated on a pony, eighteen years old, which had been ailing for 

 some time from schirrous and cancerous condition of the glans penis. A 

 ligature being put above the diseased part, around the penis, and the 

 organ held fast by an assistant, " I plunged a sharp-pointed bistoury 

 through its centre, and separated one half of it, and applied the cautery 

 to its surface ; I then separated the other half, and applied the cautery to 

 it likewise." All went on well ultimately, though there was a recurrence 

 of the hemorrhage, calling for re-ap})lication of the cautery. 



Mr. Lewis (' Veterinarian,' vol. xxvi, p. 72), V.S., Monmouth, was 

 shown a cart-horse with a cancerous glans penis, involving the prepuce, 

 which was enormously enlarged and ulcerated. lie had had the disease for 

 two years. He urinated with difficulty, and the urine was spread in all 

 directions. Having washed the part to destroy the fetor which was intole- 

 rable, Mr. Lewis proceeded to amputate ; but no vessels made their 

 appearance in the course of operation ; not even after the removal of the 



