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hours, and three times daily afterward. A tepid solution of 
sodium chloride and zinci chloridum was injected into the 
uterus twice daily. 
Two hours after the operation it was found necessary to 
administer two grains of morphias sulphas hypodermically, 
in order to quiet the animal, as she was very nervous. 
The dressing was removed at the end of two weeks, when 
it was found that the wound had nearly healed, and there 
was no trace of pus having formed under the dressing. A 
fresh dressing similar to the first was applied and left on until 
the wound had perfectly healed. On the morning after the 
operation her temperature was 102°, pulse 48, and from that 
time on the pulse and temperature gradually decreased until 
they reached their normal condition. 
The mare at the present time is healthier and more thrifty 
than she has been for four years, and it is thought by the at¬ 
tending veterinarians that she may be pregnant next year. 
Upon examining the extirpated tumor it was found to be 
what is commonly called a “ tubo-ovarian cyst.” The outer 
surface of the ovary was perfectly smooth. The cyst was as 
large as two fists, and contained a considerable quantity of 
thick, brownish-red fluid. The inner surface presented washy 
excrescences in places. The fimbricated portion of the tube 
took part in the promotion of the cyst, so the index fingers 
could be passed from the cyst into the tube. As was mentioned 
before, the extirpated cyst (which looked somewhat like an 
ordinary cystoma) also contained a portion of the fallopian 
tube, which was dilated and thickened. The median portion 
of the fallopian tube presented a broad mesosalpinx, while the 
lateral portion ran into the wail of the tumor. O11 being 
opened, the tube discharged a thick, brownish-red fluid, and 
could be followed laterally into the cyst. When seen from 
the cyst the opening of the tube was markedly convoluted, 
and the fimbriae passed over upon the inner surface of the 
cyst as prolongations of the longitudinal folds. It would be 
well to say here that the entire tumor was covered with peri¬ 
toneum, and but a comparatively small portion was situated 
in the broad ligament. 
In regard to the adhesion of the tube to the ovary (since 
