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PEDUNCULATED TUMOUR. 
mined the bladder, but found it empty. The abdomen was 
now blistered freely for half an hour, antispasmodics were 
repeated, and thick hot flannel rugs, dipped in boiling water, 
applied for half an hour together, so as to keep up the action 
of the blister on the abdomen. In the afternoon this was 
repeated, but all proved of no use. 
Post-mortem appearances .—The lungs healthy, and the heart 
also, except a slight flabbiness of the right ventricle. The 
stomach externally healthy, and the food in a perfect state of 
digestion, but the mucous coat was a good deal inflamed. All 
the smaller intestines were as black as possible, with the 
entanglements or strictures, &c., as sent. I opened the small 
intestines, and found the coats much thickened, and a good 
deal of extravasated blood existing both inside and outside 
the bowels. The liver was of a clay colour, and easily torn 
with the finger. The large intestines were healthy, and the 
ingesta natural. The kidneys were soft, and rather light 
coloured. The bladder was empty and normal. 
Should this case be at all interesting to the profession, 
occurring in so old a horse, and working daily in taking out 
goods, loading coals to the works, &c., and being the property 
of one firm from five years old, I shall be happy if you will 
record it in an early number of the Veterinarian. 
[The specimen forwarded by Mr. Taylor consisted of a 
portion of small intestine and mesentery. To the latter was 
attached a fatty tumour of about the size of a cricket ball, the 
pedicle of which had encircled and strangulated the intestine. 
The formation of the tumour was evident, it being due to an 
original deposit of fat between the layers of the mesenteiy, 
which by its weight had put the serous membrane on the 
stretch, and ultimately drawn it outwards and downwards so 
as to form a pedicle. 
This may be said to be the common method of development 
of these tumours, but in the present instance the walls were 
thicker and more vascular than they are generally found to 
be. At a short distance from the tumour, a second and 
smaller one existed, which was, however, of a different nature, 
being haemorrhagic. It was firmly attached to the mesentery, 
and likewise to the peritoneal surface of the intestine. It did 
not, however, seem to play any important part in the pro¬ 
duction of the disease from which the animal sank.] 
