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It was claimed that the defendants solicited and guaran¬ 
teed this operation, and were financially ..responsible for the 
result. It is regretted that no post-mortem examination was 
held on the remains of this mare, which was said to have been 
affected with navicular arthritis in fore feet. 
The jury returned a verdict for two hundred dollars in 
favor of the plaintiff. A motion was made and argued for a 
new trial, but it was not granted, and the case was duly set¬ 
tled by payment of the damages. 
PELVIC TUMOR IN DOG. 
By C. Clayton, D.V.S., House Surgeon to the American Veterinary Hospital. 
A large liver-and-white retriever dog was brought to the 
hospital May 6th, with the following history : 
About four months ago the owner had noticed a swelling 
on the back of right hind leg, which had gradually increased 
in size. A medical student had lanced it, and there escaped 
about a quart of clear fluid with no decrease in size. Of late the 
animal had suffered with constipation and a slight loss of 
power in hind extremities. 
Upon examination a growth about the size of a billiard 
ball was found situated between rectum and ischial tuberosity, 
it was hard and felt like a fibrous tumor, and a diagnosis was 
made accordingly, and owner advised to have it removed. 
On May 12th the dog returned to be operated upon, 
having been previously prepared for the operation. The 
animal was secured, the hair clipped from the part and the 
skin thoroughly washed with bi-chloride 1-1000, all instru¬ 
ments having been previously sterilized. 
An incision of about two inches was then made over the 
most prominent part, and it was found that the growth ex¬ 
tended within the pelvic cavity, was surrounded by an 
abundant growth of cellular tissue, and pressing upon the 
rectum, thus accounting to some extent for the constipation 
and partial loss of power. 
The growth of cellular tissue surrounding it was dissected 
off with scissors and scalpel, and the growth exposed ; it was 
