68 CANINE AND FELINE SURGERY 



The Clinical Diagnosis can only be suspected by the fact 

 that the tumour is hard to the touch, has not especially 

 well-defined edges on every side, and has grown very rapidly 

 since its increase in size was first observed. The patient, 

 too, shows signs of emaciation, and secondary growths may 

 be visible in the contiguous lymphatic glands. 



If the region of the mouth is affected (as shown by the 





Fig. 41. — Photomicrograph of Carcinoma.^ 



cases sketched in Figs. 102 and 103), the symptoms shown 

 will be fairly distinctive. The patient becomes capricious in 

 appetite on account of the soreness caused by the presence 

 of food in the pharynx, and the act of feeding sets up con- 

 siderable saHvation, the food being taken down in gulps. 

 After an attempt to take solid food, the animal wears a most 

 haggard expression of countenance and holds the head down 



1 For this specimen, taken from the prepuce of the foxhound illustrated 

 in Fig. 170, I am indebted to Professors Mettam and Wooldridge. 



