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for two inoiitlis on the external faee of the right hind metatar¬ 
sal a swelling, whieh is gradually enlarging, notwithstanding 
repeated loeal irritating frictions. The tumor is as big as a 
laro-e niit, painless, fibrous in consistency ; its base is wide and 
spread on the lower third of the deep flexor of the phalanges. 
There is but little lameness. vSnpposing it a parasitic fibroma, 
extirpation was recommended. The animal cast, an Irsniarch 
bandage was applied, and careful dissection with complete removal 
of the growth was made, the wound was curetted afterwards, a 
drain tube applied and the skin sewn with sutures. A continii- 
ons warm irrigation was applied, and in two weeks cicatrization 
was complete. Examination with the microscope failed to re¬ 
veal the presence of parasites .—{Cltmcci Veterinaria^ 
SiDEBONES OF THE RiGHT ForEFOOT.—NEUROMA AFTER 
Neurotomy. —A twelve-year-old having become lame by a side- 
bone on the external side of the right fore foot, was nenroto- 
mized and relieved of his lameness. Three years after, the 
owner noticed a swelling on the inside of the same foot, which 
proved to be a similar ailment (ossification of the internal 
cartilage). Besides this new condition, on examination of the 
cicatrix of the first operation, a swelling was discovered, not 
very large in size, fusiform in shape, intimately adherent to the 
skin and giving rise to much pain when pressed upon. There 
was considerable lameness. As both lesions might be the cause 
of the disturbance of locomotion, it was decided to perform 
neurotomy on both sides of the leg. The operation of the inside 
was simple and that of the external side made so as to allow the 
entire removal of the neiiroma which had formed at the ends o 
the divided nerve three years before. The wounds, after receiv¬ 
ing a drain tube, were kept under continued irrigation of cold 
sterilized water and went on rapidly towards cicatrization, which 
occurred in a very short time. The new formation consisted of 
fibrous connective tissue, without nervous fibres. Out of many 
hundreds of cases of plantar neurotomy performed by the 
author, this is the second case only where such complication 
of neurotomy has been observed .—{Clinica Veterinarian 
Thick Cicatrix of the Face with Hyperostitis of 
THE Nasal Bone.—A fonr-year-old colt was disfigured by a 
thick cicatrix over the nasal region, following a contused wound 
that he had received on that part of the face. The horse pre¬ 
sented a swelling, measuring four centimeters in dimension 
extending upwards and laterally ; it was hard, painless and 
adhereiiAo the external surface of the nasal bone. The owner 
