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made into the abdominal wall and the finger inserted until the Fallopian 

 tube is felt, and then the animal is held up by the posterior extremities, 

 and by gradual tension the horn of the uterus is pulled back into position 

 and the opening in the abdomen is closed. The rules named for retaining 

 the vagina are then to be followed. The viterus can be retained in 

 position In' making an opening in the median line of the abdomen and 

 pulling the horn into position and then stitching the horn to the upper 

 part of the abdominal wall. It is needless to say that the stitch must be 

 of cat-gut. 



Neoformations of the Vagina. — The tumors found in the uterus are 

 fibroma, papilloma, and carcinoma. The fibrous are frequently observed; 

 they may appear either singly or multiple, varying from the size of a pea 

 to as large as an egg; they are hard, smooth on the surface and usually 

 pedunculated, occasionall}' protruding from the vaginal opening, and are 

 not at all sensitive. 



The papilloma are rarer, found generally at the interior of the vagina 

 and in the form of warty, irregular elevations resembling a raspberry, or, 

 if larger, a cauliflower; the tumors closely resemble true carcinoma, so rare 

 in the dog. Of true cancer the writer has observed only one case in a St. 

 Bernard; this neoplasm occupied the inferior lateral floor of the vestibule 

 of the vulva; it was soft and spongy, irregular in form, bleeding easily to 

 the touch, foetid in odor, the cancer had a broad base, was hard and indu- 

 rated, and extended some distance into the tissues. True cancer is very 

 rare and is indicated by a foetid ichorous discharge from the vagina. The 

 vagina can either be examined by the introduction of the index finger, or 

 using a speculum. Frohner advises digital examination. The cancers 

 occur in single or multiple groups, soft excrescences attached to the mu- 

 cous membrane of the vagina which are not painful to the touch but bleed 

 easily on manipulation. These cancers vary in form; some are rough 

 with irregular elevations like a cauliflower; they may be polypus in shape, 

 or they may occur as a diffuse mass of irregular infiltrations spread over 

 the mucous membrane of the vagina. Where it can be clone these 

 tumors should be removed as early as possible. 



DISEASES OF THE UTERUS. 



Inflammation of the Uterus (Metritis). — It is a common occurrence 

 to have inflammation of the uterus after protracted labor. The disease 

 can be subdivided into the following varieties, catarrhal and septic, 

 according to the exciting causes: 



(1) Catarrhal Metritis. Superficial Metritis, Catarrh of the Uterus. — In 

 this condition the disease is limited to the mucous membrane and presents 

 the same symptoms as are seen in all catarrhal inflammations of mucous 



