REPORTS OF CASES 
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LARGE OVARIAN TUMOR IN A MARE. 
By J. J. Smith, D.V.S., Chambersburg, Pa. 
The subject was a bay mare, which I was called to see on 
March 3d, and which was suffering from colicy pains, her 
abdomen being very much distended. Anodyne medication 
was valueless, and she died the following day. Post mortem 
examination revealed a large ovarian tumor, which was of the 
size of a bushel basket, though I could not obtain its weight 
on account of lack of facilities. It was cystic in nature and 
provided with numerous large blood vessels. 
URINARY CALCULUS IN A MULE. 
By the Same. 
On November nth I was called to see a mule, which 
exhibited the symptoms of difficult urination, and which had 
been under treatment for about three days for kidney trouble. 
Upon examination I found a large hard substance lodged in 
the urethra about half way between the bladder and the end 
of the penis, evidently a calculus. The animal was cast, the 
calculus cut down upon and removed, when it was found to 
be about two inches long by three quarters of an inch in 
diameter, very rough and of cinder-like appearance; a catheter 
was then introduced into the urethra and kept in place for 
two weeks, after which a solid sound was introduced once a 
day for a week. The wound received the ordinary antiseptic 
dressings, giving nitrate of potash in drinking water. The 
animal made a good recovery. 
TRAUMATISM OF THE HEART. 
By the Same. 
On August 3d I was called to see a cow belonging to 
Mr. George Storkes. The animal was showing symptoms of 
slight pain, pulse thready, temperature a little above normal, 
respiration normal, complete anorexia and every now and 
then emitting a moan. She received a dose of physic, with 
an opiate combined, and the next day appeared to be better; 
