NYMPHO-MANIA. 



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slight, the organ being removed with forceps and scissors, or with a 

 bistoury after the animal has been hobbled or placed in a trevis. 

 The haemorrhage which follows removal of the clitoris is of little im- 

 portance, and after-treatment simply consists in keeping the parts 

 clean. 



Animals so treated can sometimes be preserved for breeding. 



When nympho- 

 mania co-exists 

 with, and is a de- 

 layed consequence 

 of, either chronic 

 vaginitis or metri- 

 tis localised in the 

 neck of the uterus, 

 or, again, chronic 

 metritis of the 

 cavity of the uterus, 

 etc., the treatment 

 must be directed 

 against these 

 diseases, and the 

 nervous condition 

 may be sufficiently 

 modified to render 

 the animals useful 

 for breeding, or at 

 least for slaughter, 

 while fattening is 

 easy. 



Similarly, when 

 the nervous condi- 

 tion results from a 

 lesion of the ovary, 

 improvement will 

 only follow re- 

 moval of the 

 diseased part. The 



operation is similar to that of castration of the female. It presents, 

 however, certain added difficulties, in consequence of the size of the 

 organs and of the abnormal adhesions which often occur. Neverthe- 

 less, these difficulties are seldom insurmountable. ^ ^ _ 



In the case of peri- uterine disease operation is difficult, and it is 



better to slaughter the animal. 



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Fig. 236.— Specimen of lesions found in nympho-mania. 

 V, Vagina laid open; Ch, neck of the uterus; 0,0, 

 ovaries ; Cd, right horn of the uterus ; Cy, left horn of 

 the uterus ; K,K,K, peri-uterine cysts. 



