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tigent person, and possesses considerable knowledge of and expe- 
rience in the diseases of cattle. 
Application for assistance was made here by him on the 23d, 
when he said that a large tumour had suddenly formed within 
the vagina, and further stated that the cow continued constipated, 
and did not pass any urine, although she was almost continually 
straining. 
On seeing the patient, the symptoms before detailed were found 
to be present ; there was also a small quick pulse, quick breath- 
ing, suspension of rumination, and loss of appetite; and, on ap- 
plying pressure to the abdomen, considerable abdominal pain was 
evinced. A tumour, as the owner stated, was found in the va- 
gina: it was elongated, being, about eight inches in length, and 
eight in circumference, but smaller at each extremity. It was 
loose, except at its anterior end, which was attached about an inch 
and a half superiorly and anteriorly to the meatus urinarius : 
the tumour itself was not covered by mucous membrane, which 
was distinctly ruptured at that part of the vagina where the tu- 
mour was attached. No pain was evinced on pressing the tumour ; 
the fingers could easily be passed into it, without much bleeding 
following : it had all the appearance of imperfectly organized 
lymph, and did not possess the usual characters of a polypus. As 
no harm seemed likely to arise from its removal, it was cut away : 
its presence seemed to have had some effect in preventing urina- 
tion, as, after it was removed, all difficulty in passing the urine 
subsided. Hot fomentations were applied to the whole surface of 
the abdomen, and a strong dose of purgative medicine, combined 
with an anodyne, was administered. From the state of the pulse 
and apparent weakness under which the animal was suffering, 
blood-letting was not resorted to. 
In the course of a few days the symptoms just noticed pretty 
nearly subsided, but the cow became affected with pleuro-pneu- 
monia, and was destroyed. During the prevalence of pleuro- 
pneumonia among cattle, we have repeatedly observed that many 
cows have become affected with other diseases, as in the instance 
just stated; and, at or about the time of convalescence, pleuro- 
pneumonia has set in, and carried the animals off. 
Among the cases of sprain was one in which the flexor tendons 
of the near fore-leg in a pony had been so repeatedly injured in 
this way, that they had become considerably thickened in sub- 
stance ; and what is called contraction had taken place to such an 
extent, that the animal walked merely on the toe and fore part of 
the hoof. Tenotomy was proposed to the owner, who at once, 
consented that the animal should be operated on : this was accord- 
ingly done. On rising after the operation, the fetlock of the dis- 
