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upon bis haunches, apparently in good health. Pulse and 
temperature were normal, but all attempts to make him stand 
upon his hind legs were useless, No informations could be 
obtained touching the origin of the injury. External and 
internal examination revealed nothing. 
The floor of the stable being of asphalt, it was surmised 
that he might have slipped in the act of rising or turning, and 
in that manner sustained the injury. He was strong, and re¬ 
ceived a dose of aloes, and his back and quarters were blis¬ 
tered, but nothing availed, and after eight days he was de¬ 
stroyed. 
At the post-mortem a tumor weighing seven ounces was 
found lying on the left sacro-sciatic nerve, as it passes over 
the ilium. It did not appear to be connected with the nerve, 
but was firmly attached to the surrounding cellular tissue 
between the muscles. No examination could be made as to 
its nature. —Ibid. 
OPERATION FOR STAPHYLOMA. 
By E. A. Hollingham, M.R.C.Y.S. 
The subject was a Persian cat, a very intelligent animal, 
and a great favorite of the owner. The cornea protruded 
between the eyelids in the form of a roughened tumor, the 
size of a Barcelona nut. All forms of treatment had failed, 
even to partial incision, followed by caustic. The eye and its 
membranes were much inflamed, and the use of atropine re¬ 
duced it, but had no effect on the growth. 
As the removal of the entire globe would disfigure the 
poor animal too much, it was decided to remove simply the 
diseased cornea, and endeaver to obtain a stump, to be com¬ 
posed of the sclerotic, the lens and the vitreous humor, and the 
operation was performed as follows : The cat being chloro¬ 
formed and the eyelids dilated, three fine curved needles, 
armed with silk, were passed from above downwards, well 
behind ,the seat of the disease and in front of the lens, and the 
tumor removed, and, of course, the contents of the anterior 
chamber with it, the needles during this time acting as a bar 
to the escape of the lens. The needles were then successi vely 
