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Acting on this opinion, astringent injections were ordered, 
and continued for some time, without any effect. On cast¬ 
ing the horse, and making a careful examination, a tumour 
of considerable size was discovered to be situated between 
the mucous and muscular coats of the intestine. The mucous 
membrane was thickened and injected. The tumour ex¬ 
tended in an elongated form towards the colon ; its colour 
was of a yellowish blue. M. Houba confesses that he was 
at a loss how to proceed, but decided on cutting into the 
tumour; and on doing which much blood escaped. The 
parts were ordered to be sprinkled with powdered alum. 
For about two days the prolapsus of the intestine ceased, 
but afterwards returned as before. It wa# therefore deci¬ 
ded to extract the tumour by an operation. The animal 
being cast and fixed in a proper position, the operator’s 
hand was introduced into the rectum, and the tumour was 
brought outside. It was found to be less injected, but of the 
same size. It was considered dangerous to use the knife for 
fear of cutting the intestine. M. Houba detached the supe¬ 
rior part by the finger and thumb of the left hand, and then 
grasped it firmly, while, with the thumb and nail of the other 
hand, he detached it fiom the muscular coat. T his plan was 
continued until two thirds of it had been separated, w hen two 
small arteries were met w ith, which were secured by ligature ; 
and after this the remainder was detached, and the w hole 
of the tumour removed. Its weight was 800 grammes; it 
measured 4o centimetres in circumference and 10 centimetres 
in thickness. In about three weeks after the horse was per¬ 
fectly recovered. The cause of the formation of the tumour 
was attributed to injuries received by the administration 
of enemata, which was rendered more probable by the old- 
fashioned mode of the bladder and tube of wood being used. 
Journal des Veltrinaires du Midi, for June I860. 
INVAGINATION OF THE INTESTINES IN THE DOG. 
Par M. Serres, Chef du Service, Clinique de TEcole, Toulouse. 
This malady, which is of frequent occurrence in the 
canine species, has show n itself in two cases, with symptoms 
diagnostic of the disease. In the first case it was considered 
as a simple prolapsus of the rectum (which is very common 
in the dog, and easily cured), but the autopsy showed the 
error of this opinion. 
