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TUMOUR ON THE MESENTERY, &C. 
put in one suture, applied a tight bandage, and let the animal 
up. I removed the bandage on the third day, and applied a lit- 
tle turpentine liniment, which was repeated once a day for a 
week, by which time the granulations had quite filled up the 
orifice. Mild caustics and astringents were then used for another 
week, when she was turned out to grass. 
The operation was performed only a month ago — the wound is 
quite healed, and she is very little lame. 
While I was writing this I was consulted about another case 
of the same character. If I am employed, and you do not object, 
l will send you the result. 
[We shall always thankfully record the slightest improvement 
in our art — E d.] 
A CASE OF TUMOUR ON THE MESENTERY AND 
TRICUSPID VALVES OF THE HEART. 
By Mr. Thomas Mather, V.S., Edinburgh. 
Desirous that the prosperity of The Veterinarian may 
continue, and that this journal may be more actively and success- 
fully employed among us in the dissemination of useful know- 
ledge, I beg leave to send you the following rare and interesting 
case : — 
The patient was a black pony, five years old, having been in 
the possession of the owner for nearly two years. During this 
time he had repeated attacks of influenza, but he ultimately re- 
covered so far as to do his daily work. 
On the morning of the 27th of July last, however, I was sent 
for to examine him again, as he had fallen suddenly lame during 
the previous night, and was supposed by those who saw him to 
have been affected with a spasmodic action of the flexor muscles 
of the leg. Being engaged at the time, I found it impossible to 
attend until the afternoon of the same day. 
On my arrival I found him in the most pitiful condition. 
He was very lame on the off-hind leg, apparently in the hock, or 
rather in the anterior and superior head of the metatarsal bone. 
He groaned when pressure was applied to the part — was very un- 
willing to turn round, or even to move in the stall — the pulse was 
intermittent and could scarcely be felt, either in the radial or sub- 
maxillary arteries — the respiration was quick— there was great 
heaving at the flanks — the nostrils were dilated — the mem- 
