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distemper. She was bought for breeding purposes, and found 
suffering with chorea affecting the head. Would her puppies 
have the disease ? The author thought not. She had four 
puppies; three were healthy and the fourth at birth was badly 
affected in three legs and in the head. He was quite a cripple. 
The bitch was put to another dog and had five puppies. Three 
were destroyed for malformed jaws and the two remaining were 
suffering from chorea affecting the head and hindquarters.— 
( Veterinary Record .) 
Large Fibrous Tumor in the Levator Humeri [By 
E. IV. Hoare , F.R.C.VS.~\. —Under this heading the author 
records a case of what is also commonly known as cold abscess 
of the levator humeri, which was of very large size, it being 
the largest fibroma the author had ever removed, although con¬ 
taining the usual sinal -1 pus cavity in its interior. The tumor 
was hard and extended into the jugular furrow, being firmly 
adherent to the surrounding tissues. Other treatments had 
evidently been tried and failed—that is, incision, blisters, etc. 
The author found the growth extending a considerable depth, 
and almost in apposition to the carotid artery. There was 
considerable haemorrhage, and one very large vessel was severed 
and ligatured. The animal made a good recovery.—( Veterinary 
Record .) 
Gunshot Injury [By J. A. Nunn , M.R.C.V.S .'].—There is 
no doubt that this case was a little out of the common, as the 
author says. A thoroughbred mare, in foal, was turned out to 
grass. She was noticed going slightly lame, but as it was diffi¬ 
cult to catch her she was left alone, until later she grew worse 
and was examined. A number of small lumps were felt on the 
outside of the off pastern joint. The hair was clipped, the 
mud washed off, and it was found that the lumps were hard and 
movable under the skin ; one was opened and a No. 5 chilled 
shot extracted. Eight or ten more were removed, and in a few 
days the mare was perfectly sound. The remarkable point in 
the case is that it must have been at least a month from the 
time the injury was inflicted until the first symptoms were 
noticed.—( Veterinary Record.) 
Psammoma of the Brain of the Horse [By A. Marshall , 
M.R.C.VS.~\. —With the exception that at times he had shown 
violent temper, would bite and kick viciously, or even refuse to 
work, this horse has done good work since the owner got him, 
about two years. When visited by the author he showed brain 
trouble, which, with the history of being a ravenous feeder, 
