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tion, and to the touch the}' present a smooth, hard, lobulated 

 surface, which is readily distinguishable (even when ulceration 

 has commenced) from the contagious venereal granuloma. 



Operation. — The onlj? chance of successful removal lies in 

 complete excision, and this is done by the aid of a speculum, 

 scalpel, forceps, and scissors, the patient being put under an 

 anaesthetic. 



After-treatment consists in the application of an antiseptic 



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Fig. 185. — Multiple Fibromata (weighing six ounces) of the Vagina. ^ 



douche ; and the Prognosis must, as with the granuloma," be 

 guarded, especially in a bitch intended to be used again for 

 breeding purposes. 



Nymphomania. 



By this term is understood a condition of persistent 



cestrum. It is not infrequently met with in cats, and 



occasionally in old bitches, the animal rarely becoming 



1 Veterinary Journal, vol. Ix., p. 255 (F. Aulton and F. Hobday). 



