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reduced it to its present dimensions. It now weighs 5 lbs. 
The animal appeared otherwise in a healthy condition. 
I am sorry I cannot give a better description of the case, 
not having seen the animal. I merely communicate it, 
thinking the size of the tumour extraordinary. 
A week ago I amputated a horse’s penis, in consequence 
of a large ulcerated warty excrescence surrounding its ex¬ 
tremity. The portion taken off was about 6 inches in 
length, and weighed nearly 2 lbs. The person who was 
assisting me in the operation, let the penis slip from his 
grasp before I commenced cauterising it, and the organ 
quickly retracting, I failed to regain it. The horse being of 
little value, I soon gave up all attempts again to secure it; 
but on his rising, I was surprised to find that there was no 
haemorrhage whatever. I gave a draught composed of 
01. Tereb., ^iij; 
01. Lini, Oj; 
and bathed the loins with cold water for an hour and a 
half. 
About eight hours after, at midnight, I was called up to 
see the animal, as it was reported to be bleeding in a stream. 
However, on touching the end of the penis, which just pro¬ 
truded from the sheath, the animal retracted it, and the 
haemorrhage ceased. 
The owner remained with him some time, when it burst 
out bleeding again; and he then left him, saying, ee There, 
thee may’st die if thee likes ; I won’t bother with thee any 
more.” However, on going to the stable at 5 a.m., he found 
that the bleeding had again stopped. 
There has been no haemorrhage since, nor have any other 
unfavorable symptoms presented themselves. 
I should think that during the operation and subsequently, 
the horse lost between two and three quarts of blood. 
♦ 
[The tumour was ovoid in form, and its general surface 
smooth and devoid of vascular congestion. It was covered 
with peritoneum, which had a perfectly normal condition. 
A section made through its long diameter showed the ex¬ 
istence of a few small cysts, containing a limpid fluid. The 
cut surface distinctly proved that the tumour was an ovarian 
one, and seemingly of a benign character.] 
