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little more time than usual to complete the act, and 

 instead of the normal gushing flow it is seen that the 

 urine comes in spurts, an ounce or two at a time. This 

 may go on for several weeks without attracting much 

 attention from the owner, and without increasing in 

 severity to any great extent. 



This condition persists for a variable period depend- 

 ing upon the rapidity with which the mass is growing 

 in size, and then it suddenly assumes an alarming char- 

 acter. The veterinarian is called and he finds a case 

 about as follows: 



The cow appears in acute pain, constantly getting 

 up and lying down. AVhen up, she paws and kicks 

 at the abdomen. She ignores her feed. So far it 

 looks like a case of colic. It is now noticed that a 

 very thin stream of urine is almost constantly escap- 

 ing from the vulva. Every few moments the cow as- 

 sumes the position for micturition but the stream of 

 urine which she succeeds in ejecting is very small. 

 The vulva is agape and appears congested. 



As the symptoms now point to a local trouble in 

 the vagina the veterinarian makes an examination 

 here. The hand is passed in, and when it has entered 

 as far as the knuckles the finger tips come in contact 

 with what at first is taken for some sort of a cauli- 

 flower growth. It seems to stick straight upwards 

 and backwards and is movable. While the fingers are 

 feeling for anatomical land-marks a jet of urine shoots 

 up from behind the enlargement and the diagnosis is 

 readily made. If the hand is passed into the vaginal 

 canal somewhat deeper the veterinarian discovers that 

 the bladder is filled to the limit of its capacity. 



The treatment consists of mechanical removal of 

 the concretions. Usually it is necessary to begin the 

 removal with a blunt curette. After a good start has 



