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SARCOMA OF THE SUBLUMBAR REGION IN THE COW. 
Bx M. Larrieu. 
This animal had a fracture of one of her horns, for which 
treatment was required. After a month of treatment the wound 
had not cicatrized, but during that time the animal had presented 
peculiar symptoms which ended in her death. She showed dis¬ 
turbances of her digestive apparatus which justified a diagnosis 
of gastro-ententis, but which remained rebel to all .forms of 
treatment, and on further and closer examination it was sus¬ 
pected that she might be suffering with a renal tumor involving 
the sublumbar ganglions. She soon developed paraplegia, with 
a arge collection of fluid in the abdominal cavity, and ultimately 
died. • J 
At the post-mortem a large tumor, weighing twelve pounds 
was found situated in front of the right kidney, and which, under 
examination with the microscope, presented the character of a 
laige fasciculated sarcoma. The right kidney was atrophied 
and the bladder contained a thick muco purulent urine._ Ibid . 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF LIVER DISEASES IN DOMESTIC 
ANINALS. 
By M. L. Beaudais. 
Ist Ob sv ' Norman cow, six years old, with a history of 
good health. Since her last calf she has lost flesh ; lately her 
milk has stopped, her coat is staring, conjunctives are yellow ; 
respiration acelerated; temperature normal, auscultation negative 
as far as affections of the lungs or of the heart. No diagnosis 
made. For five days she was submited to a treatment of sina¬ 
pisms under the abdomen, sulfate of sodce, and gentian without 
success. She died. At post-mortem the liver is found enormous, 
softened and easily torn; Glisson capsule thickened, hepatic 
tissue reduced to a dark wine colored mass, gall bladder enor¬ 
mously distended with dark bile, kidneys enlarged but normal, 
like all the other organs. 
