482 INVETERATE CANCEROUS AFFECTION IN A COW* 
also to enlarge, but neither it nor the tumour is sore. There are 
now two other tumours between the former one and the vagina. 
We agreed to leave them alone for a week, and to watch their 
progress, as we have but little hope of her getting well, for it is 
evidently a constitutional disease. She milks well, keeps in 
good condition, and her general health does not seem to be 
affected. 
30 th .—The parts about the vagina continue to harden and 
enlarge. The two uppermost tumours increase in size, and the 
lowermost is now half the size of a man’s head, and evidently 
contains a fluid. I opened it, and a full quart of matter escaped; 
but rather of an oily nature; and, after the matter was evacu¬ 
ated, on squeezing it, a large quantity of, I should say, coagulable 
lymph came away. The wound bled a good deal, and I merely 
dressed the cavity with tow. She does not look quite so well as 
she did, though she milks equally as well. 
July 4 th .—I opened the uppermost tumour, and a quart or 
more of matter, similar to that in the other, escaped. I dressed 
the wound with lm. tereb. 
1 lt/i .—From the udder to nearly the vagina is now one un- 
healthy wound, the abscesses having opened into each other. 
I dressed the original tumour with ung. arsenical; but there 
seems to be no chance of the cow ever getting well, as the whole 
of the diseased surface has put on a most unhealthy ulcer¬ 
ated appearance. She milks pretty well, but gets thinner; and 
the ulcers stink abominably. 
215/.—She was killed; and I am sorry to say, that I had not 
an opportunity of opening her, as she was sold to a butcher un¬ 
known to me. 
If a similar case occurs, will Mr. Cartwright give a fair trial to 
the hydriodate of potash, as an unguent and an internal medi¬ 
cine? The ointment should be composed of one part of the hy¬ 
driodate and seven of lard; and three grains of the hydriodate may 
be given internally in a mash or drink every morning and night; 
the dose being gradually increased to six grains. It is a new 
article in the veterinary pharmacopeia, and we do not think that 
it will deceive him. The chloride of lime will be a useful auxi¬ 
liary. _ 
Communications from Mr. Cartwright have always been 
welcome to us: they have added much to the value of our 
Journal, and they have reflected great credit upon him. The 
above cases, however, were received with more than usual 
pleasure : they proved that there was no war between us and Mr. 
