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appearance was not very unlike a small pillow with its four 
corners tied up. No anus, vulva, or scrotum, could be 
detected, but a small piece of wool, rather longer than the 
rest, existed in the place where you might expect to find an 
anal opening, and underneath this was a nude portion of skin 
which was connected with a groove that run downwards to 
separate apparently one thigh from the other. At the oppo- 
site end, where you would expect to find the neck, a small 
prominence only existed. The whole mass was soft, and felt 
very like what shepherds call a water- bellied lamb 
Some time before this ewe was expected to lamb, she was 
obliged to be lifted up, in consequence of the great size of 
the abdomen. At the time of parturition the shepherd took 
a natural-formed lamb from her, but it was dead ; he also 
tried to remove this monstrosity, but without success, which 
led them to kill the ewe. 
On cutting into the central part of the mass, a cavity was 
exposed, which contained a large quantity of serum, and 
within it were placed some imperfectly-formed intestines of 
very small calibre. The stomach also was but a rudimental 
organ. There was also present a considerable amount of 
glandular substance, similar in appearance to the pancreas of 
the horse, only much softer. There was no trace of either the 
kidneys, liver, or spleen, nor of the diaphragm, lungs, or heart ; 
in fact, the cavity contained nothing beyond the intestines, 
stomach, and glandular substance, with the serous fluid. Six 
ribs, imperfectly formed, existed on either side, but I could not 
detect any sternum. In short, the mass appeared to be com- 
posed almost entirely of cellular tissue infiltrated with fluid. 
The ewe was about four years old, and of the Leicester breed. 
She maintained herself in good condition almost up to the 
time of lambing. Last year she produced twin lambs, both 
of which were reared. 
TETANIC CONVULSIONS, ENDING IN DEATH, 
IN A DOG. 
By W. G. Reeve, M.R.C.V.S., London. 
In the afternoon of Saturday, March 24th, I was requested 
to attend at the residence of the Rev. Mr. Rice, to see a bitch 
that had been suddenly taken ill. She had had pups about 
six weeks previously, and one of them had already been taken 
from her. 
