SUPERNUMERARY OVARIES. 



Extra ovaries have been found in different cases in the human 

 female, the additional organ being furnished with a fallopian 

 tube, and in some instances an extra uterine horn. No facts are 

 at hand concerning the lower animals, but the occurrence of ges- 

 tation and the birth of a single puppy a year after careful castra- 

 tion, would seem to suggest that the condition occurs in the bitch. 

 There is no embryological reason why the lower animals should 

 not at times show this deviation from the normal. 



IRRlTABIvE OVARY. NEURALGIA OF THE OVARY. 



This has been noticed most commonly in the mare, which- 

 from a quiet, docile animal, has become very ticklish, especially 

 in the region of the flank, kicking on the slightest touch, or 

 even when approached and showing an amount of nervous ap- 

 prehension, that may render her useless, for work. The ovaries 

 are usually found to be enlarged, diseased and very sensitive. 

 CEstrujn may be in some cases constant and excessive and in 

 others entirely suspended. Such cases are difficult or dangerous 

 to shoe. In one case recorded by Thierry, handling of the flank 

 promptly induced an epileptic attack. Cows with nympho-mania 

 (buUers) are often victims of this condition. The only remedy 

 is castration, which is best performed by the vagina. The shorter 

 the period of the irritability the more perfect is the cure. In 

 some old standing cases the vicious habit may have become so 

 fixed, that it is continued in spite of the operation. 



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