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REPORTS OF CASES. 
REPORTS OF CASES, 
American Veterinary College—Hospital Department. 
BRONCHOCELE IN A POINTER—OPERATION BY ENUCLEATION- 
SECONDARY HEMORRHAGE-DEATH. 
By E. J. Nesbitt, D.Y.S., House Surgeon. 
The patient was a male liver-colored pointer, about seven 
years of age, that in health weighed about seventy pounds, 
being very well developed. He had been in his last owner s 
possession ever since he was two months old. When quite 
young he suffered a severe attack of distemper, which, after 
having been cured, left him with a chorea of the diaphragm; 
this being perceptible when the animal was lying or asleep, 
but did not seem to cause him any inconvenience while at 
rest or at work. A few years later he was attacked with a 
skin disease, from which he never completely recovered. He 
had been used in the field, but most of his time was spent 
around the house. A large papiloma made its appearance 
in the left axillary space and was removed by a veterinarian 
about one year ago. To do this the animal was put under 
the influence of chloroform, but had difficulty to rally from 
it. The papilloma returned a short time after, and at the 
time of death was about the size of a small egg. The bron- 
chocele, for which he was brought to us, first began to mani¬ 
fest itself June 6th, 1891. Since that time it had gradually 
increased in size up to ten days ago. Then it grew very 
rapidly. On examination we found a tumor about the size 
of a man’s closed fist, situated at the base of the neck just 
anterior to the point of the left shoulder. This was readily 
movable and not painful to the touch. Since the first ap¬ 
pearance of the enlargement the dog has gradually become 
dull and sluggish in his habits; this attracting the owner’s 
attention because he was naturally wide awake and very 
active, and now did not care to do anything but to lie around 
the house in a sleepy manner. The slightest exertion would 
weaken him in a very short time ; so much so, that if he 
walked five or six blocks a rest was necessary. Appetite 
was good and all the functions of the body normal. 
