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FUNGUS HiEMATODES IN A POINTER. 
By Mr, R. Adam, Beaufort , Invernesshire. 
In the month of March last, a valuable pointer dog was sent 
to me, quite emaciated, with total loss of appetite, and with a 
large fungus haematodes about the middle of the right side of 
his neck. It had begun to appear about five months before, and 
was not at first larger than a pea. I gave him 3iss. of Barb, aloes, 
followed soon afterwards by ^i of castor oil, which caused the 
discharge of a great deal of fetid matter from the intestines, after 
which there was a marked amendment in the system. 
At the end of three days, I removed the tumour with the knife : 
there was a full discharge of healthy matter from the wound ; 
and during the period of its healing the animal had a diet of soup 
and rabbit-meat, and tonics of iron, &c. 
In a little more than three weeks, the wound had completely 
filled up by granulation ; and he was sent home, to all appear- 
ance quite well. 
At the expiration of three months another tumour made its 
appearance near the former one, growing fast ; and by three 
days from its being first seen it had attained to near the size of 
the former one. I removed it immediately, ordering a change of 
food, and tonics : it appeared at first to go on favourably towards 
healing ; but five days after the removal of the second one, ano- 
ther tumour made its appearance, near the seat of the former 
ones. 
I removed that also ; but at the expiration of another five 
days, the animal was sent up to my house quite unable to walk, 
with very laborious breathing, and cold extremities. I gave him a 
cathartic, and bandaged the legs ; but during this time the wounds 
made no progress towards healing, and at the end of three days 
he died. 
In exposing the cavity of the thorax, the lungs were almost 
covered with variously shaped tumours, from the size of a pigeon’s 
egg to that of a small pea : the intercostal muscles had a great 
many of these adhering to them, and a few small ones were ad- 
hering to the heart. There were three of these on the diaphragm, 
in the centre of one of which matter was formed. The blood- 
vessels, kidnies, &c. were free from disease, as also the brain ; 
and the animal retained his senses to the last. 
These tumours were white, or nearly so; pretty hard, and of a 
glandular substance. The external ones were softer, redder, and 
almost destitute of bloodvessels, except the first, which bled ccn- 
siderably. There was dropsy of the abdomen. 
