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cases to this, in which hernia of the uterus exists at the 
base, as it were, of one of the mammary glands, are not 
uncommon, and are, I believe, usually met with in old 
bitches. This is the first case coming under my notice in 
which the protruded portion of the uterus contained a 
foetus,” 
DROPSY OF THE UTERUS. 
This uterine condition is occasionally met with in bitches 
that have parturiated several times, are of gross habit, and 
in which the function of cestrum has become a rare occur- 
rence. 
Symptoms.—Dropsy of the uterus may be confounded 
with pregnancy, or other enlargement of the abdomen. 
Careful examination, however, will detect a notable differ- 
ence between it and either of the latter; the absence of 
solid bodies, and the usual hard and tense feel in the 
former, together with its circumscribed shape and fluctua- 
tion, point out the improbability of pregnancy or other 
abdominal enlargements. 
In the Veterinarian for January, 1871, Messrs. Gowing 
and Son record the following case :— 
“DISTENTION OF THE UTERUS OF A BITCH WITH 
PSEUDO-PURULENT FLUID. 
““On November 22nd our attention’ was called to the condition of a 
small, rough terrier bitch about ten years old. The animal presented some 
of the appearances characteristic of ascetes ; the abdomen was enlarged, - 
pendulous, and fluctuating. There was much prostration, the action of the 
heart was feeble, the breathing was accelerated, the appetite was impaired, 
but the desire for drink was constant. It was evident that the case was a 
hopeless one, and no attempt was made to apply any treatment. The dog 
died on November 2gth. 
“The post-mortem examination did not reveal any lesion of the internal 
organs, except the uterus, which was distended with fluid ; this viscus we have 
forwarded for your inspection. 
“(As stated in Messrs. Gowing’s report of the case, the uterus was dis- 
tended with fluid; the horns and the body of the organ being about equally 
tense. When the walls of the viscus were opened, the contained fluid was 
found to present the ordinary characters of pus, being thick, yellowish-white 
