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A CASE OF CANCER ON THE PENIS OF A BULL. 
By Mr. E. Bailey, V.S . , Leicester. 
Gentlemen, — Having read your last leader, 1 fully subscribe 
to the contents thereof, “that alienation, or even coldness, between 
agricultural societies and veterinary surgeons is passing away, 
and confidence is once more restored.” Having yesterday attended 
the meeting, at Derby, of the Royal Agricultural Society of 
England, I am happy to state that the greatest degree of courtesy 
was shewn to our profession : this is cheering, and a pledge of 
our future usefulness. 
Having received much information from your valuable Journal, 
I am in duty bound to aid it ; and this being my first communi- 
cation, should it meet with your approbation, you shall hear from 
me again. 
On the 22d ultimo, being requested to see a bull, two years old, 
of the Durham breed, the property of Mr. Bishop, farmer, of 
Thrumeston, on my arrival, I was informed that the patient had 
been previously attended by a cowleech : his opinion was that 
he was fired (bull-burnt), and he had given him two drinks for 
that complaint. 
1 ordered him to be brought out to a cow : after making se- 
veral attempts, he drew the penis, which enabled me to discover 
a tumour on the end of that organ, apparently of a fungous or 
cancerous nature. This first attracted attention in March last 
(1843), as, immediately after each copulation, some blood was dis- 
charged from the member. Having stated that no permanent 
cure could be effected without the removal of the fungus by a 
surgical operation, the owner objected, on the ground that he 
was afraid he should lose the use of him, and wished that milder 
means might be tried. Astringent lotions were consequently or- 
dered ; but on the 1st instant 1 was directed to use my own dis- 
cretion : accordingly, on the 3d, accompanied by Mr. J. Anderson, 
V.S., of Leicester, we had the animal cast and secured in the 
same manner as for castration. 
The retraction of the penis within the sheath, in conjunction 
with the size of the tumour on the apex, were troublesome affairs ; 
but by perseverance and tact we succeeded in passing a tape 
round the penis, and, by a gentle, steady pull, brought it out as 
much as was necessary. We then dissected off the tumour, 
weighing Jjss, being 44 inches in circumference. We excised a 
smaller one, about three inches distant from the above, with se- 
veral other warty-like nobs. We afterwards touched the mouths 
