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wise the external surface was intact, and the dog did not seem in pain. 

 Chloroform was administered, and the growth, when excised, weighed 

 about two and a half pounds.^ 



Treatment is as already described (p. 74). 



Paracentesis Abdominis (Tapping" the Abdomen). 



The operation is performed to remove iluid from the 

 abdominal ca^■ity. This condition is most commonly met 



Fig. 121. — Tumour (weighing 2j pounds) attached to the Sternum. 



with in old dogs (although this is by no means a constant 

 rule), and is generally associated with some disease of the 

 peritoneum or, more frequently, cirrhosis of the liver and 

 kidneys. Sarcoma and other tumours of the liver are some- 

 times seen in dropsical patients. 



Operation. — The best situation to choose for this operation 

 is the linea alba, or as close to it as possible, an inch or so 

 I Veterinary Journal, March, 1905 (R. G. Haskell, M.R.C.V.S.). 



