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an incision was made in the anterior region of the scrotum, and 
after dissecting a portion of the growth out it was found that 
removal was impossible without removing the sheath and a por¬ 
tion of the penis, which had become diseased and adherent to 
the mass. There were several large pockets of pus in the tumor, 
and after removing a portion of the neoformation, weighing 7 y 2 
lbs., the opening was dressed and packed, and, because of the 
excessive haemorrhage, the enlarged glands were not removed 
at that time. Three days after the operation the owner de¬ 
stroyed the horse, although everything seemed to be progressing 
favorably towards recovery. .Upon making a post-mortem, the 
gentleman who had the case informed me that not only were 
the superficial and deep inguinal glands involved, but a great 
many of the abdominal lymphatics were enlarged and contained 
pus. The whole length of the penis, the prostate gland, and the 
neck of the bladder were involved. Upon examining some pus 
and sections from the growths, I found numbers of the ray fungi 
actinoinyces. It is evident that the animal must have been 
inoculated by the parasite during or following castration, and 
the adjacent tissues became infected by metastasis. 
AMPUTATION OF THE PENIS. 
By J. A. McCrank, D. V. S., Plattsburgh, N. Y. 
While on a professional call to a neighboring village during 
November, 1898, I was invited to visit a gentleman’s barn to 
see a horse—a beautiful black gelding, seven years old, 16 hands 
high, sound and a stylish driver, but he was affected with 
chronic paraphyrnosis. No history, as he was taken in a trade. 
The penis protruded some eight inches and had an uneven cir¬ 
cumference of about fourteen inches. The owner wished very 
much to have it removed or cured, and wished me to undertake 
the work. 
I am very careful of the small amount of reputation I have, 
so I shivered at the idea, never having undertaken such work 
before. I told the owner so, and advised him to trade once 
more, as I could not predict the outcome of such an operation. 
I said that the operation of removal was frequently performed 
with good results, but I did not care to try it on such a beast. 
In fact, I refused, and left the town for home. After two weeks 
he wrote me that he knew I could do the job, and that he was 
advised to turn the animal over to my care and to take all risks. 
I was now very mnch pleased at the confidence he had in me 
