722 
AESTRACTS FROM EXCHANGES. 
will not allow her to be destroyed. Twenty-four hours later the 
mare drinks and eats well. Her general condition is good and 
finally recovery follows.— ( Jonrn . of Zootechny.) 
ITALIAN REVIEW. 
By Prof. A. Liautard, M.D., V.M. 
Primitive Pulmonary Sarcoma in a Cat [G. Roncaglio], 
—Age seven years old. the animal began to lose flesh and be¬ 
came dull. Soon his breathing became oppressed, then dyspneic 
with the slightest exertion. General condition is bad. Abdomen 
tense, mucous membranes anemic and conjunctiva has a subic- 
teric coloration. Thorax is arched, intercostal motions limited, 
palpation not painful. The respiratory movement is almost en¬ 
tirely gone, except in some points where it is stronger and harsh. 
A very marked dullness is detected with plessimetry. Cardiac 
area is defined with difficulty. Peripheric lymphatic glands are 
normal. A positive diagnosis could not be made as the owner ob¬ 
jected to further applications of means of obtaining it, such as 
tuberculination, serodiagnostic, etc. The animal was killed. At 
the postmortem the pleura and heart were found perfectly nor¬ 
mal. The lung is much enlarged, hard, almost fibrous but yet 
elastic. It presents white-yellowish zones resembling the white 
substance of the brain. Under the visceral pleura there remains 
a few small spots of normal pulmonary tissue. The bronchial 
and mediastinal glands are also involved in the same lesions. 
The histological examination revealed its nature .—La Clinica 
Veter.) 
Surgery of the Lungs [A. Gaule ].—A young dog had a 
penetrating wound of the chest with prolapsus of the lung. The 
wound was made with a butcher knife, and is situated on the left 
side, about the middle third of the chest. It runs horizontally 
and extends through the ninth and tenth ribs and the eighth, 
ninth and tenth intercostal spaces. The piece of lung which pro¬ 
trudes is as big as a small apple. It is bloodless and carries a 
quite deep longitudinal wound. The respiration of the dog is 
hard, slow and superficial. The femoral pulse is normal. After 
cleaning and disinfecting, a solid silk ligature is applied on the 
base of the prolapsed mass, as deep as possible, so as to isolate it 
from the sound lung. An incision is made above the ligature 
and the stump pushed back in the chest. The cutaneous wound 
and the suture of the muscles being done, a dressing was laid 
