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wound, after operating, was very large, extending through the 
buccinator muscle and exposing all the molar teeth of the right 
side. The lower lip was paralyzed, and deglutition completely 
suspended. He remained in this condition until February 23d, 
when he died. 
The haemorrhage during the operation was very great, al¬ 
though no very important vessel was cut except the submaxillary 
vein. I ligated the temporal artery before starting to operate, to 
assist in controlling haemorrhage. 
This paper is communicated to illustrate the rapidity of the 
grovtli of the tumor, and to get an expression of opinion as to 
where the responsibility lies. 
AMERICAN VETERINARY HOSPITAL 
REPORTS OF CASES. 
VESICAL CALCULUS—URETHROTOMY WITH COCAINE. 
By Dr. J. Huelsen, Jr., D.V.S., House Surgeon. 
The subject was a gray gelding, seven years old, which for 
some time had shown symptoms of frequent attempts at urina¬ 
tion, or straining violently. These efforts were accompanied by 
slight colicky pains and a slight dropping of a few drops of urine 
from the sheath. The urine, collected in a graduate, was thick, 
and contained a large amount of mucous and a few striae ^of 
blood. Rectal examination confirmed the suspicion of a stone in 
the bladder, the foreign body being detected movable, and about 
the size of a hen’s egg. 
The principal interest of this case rests on the great advan¬ 
tage that was derived from the use of cocaine as a local anaes¬ 
thetic in the steps of the operation for the incision of the urethra. 
Ten drops of four per cent, solution were injected above and 
below the ischial arch, and the operation performed in the stand¬ 
ing position. The hind legs being hobbled, and a twitch placed 
on the animal's upper lip, an incision was made on the median 
