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affected ; this was attributed to the same sponge having been 
used to the different horses. All the horses got well with the 
exception of the one in question, in which the discharge 
became more consistant, purulent, and foetid. At the end of 
a few months the penis began to swell, pustules, and 
abscesses formed, and afterwards divers excrescences of 
cancerous aspect, which gave the extremity of the penis the 
appearance of a cauliflower. The urethra had remained in 
a healthy state, while the urethral mucous membrane was 
salient and very red. 
Cauterisation had been frequently applied by a castrator, 
but instead of diminishing in size the enlargement had in- 
creased. 
There being no chance of reducing this tumour, ampu- 
tation was, with the consent of the owner, decided on. 
A tube made of tin was introduced into the urethra to 
beyond the affected parts; this was kept in its place by an assist- 
ant, a ligature was then applied, and the whole of the diseased 
part was removed by the knife. The weight of it was one and 
a half kilog. (about three pounds). The operation was thus 
performed on the 30th of June; on the 5th of July the parts 
comprised in the ligature were nearly mortified ; a fresh 
ligature was applied; the state of the animal was much im- 
proved. On the 9th the tube and ligature were removed. 
On the 23rd the animal was attacked with colic ; mictu- 
rition was difficult. The stump was cicatrised, but there 
was a considerable contraction of the urethra at its external 
orifice. A simple section with the scalpel remedied this, 
and restored the flow of urine. The cure was complete on 
the 28th of August. Two months after the horse won a 
trotting match. 
FRACTURE OF THE POSTERIOR MAXILLARY. 
A mulet (entire), approaching a mare, received a kick 
which fractured the anterior extremity of the maxillary ; the 
fragments were only held by the mucous membrane. Having 
successfully replaced the broken parts, they were kept in 
position by a silvered copper wire fixed to the middle in- 
cisor teeth. By this means union of the bones speedily took 
place. 
A foal, eight days old, had a contracted tendon of the off 
foreleg. It walked on the front part of the fetlock. Subcu- 
taneous tenotomy was performed; both the flexor extern 
and Achili tendons, as well as the suspensory ligament, were 
divided, the parts being maintained in position by an im- 
