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When placed upon his back a more thorough and careful ex¬ 
amination of the part was made. It was then found that not only 
the left but the right testicular sac was-extensively diseased. 
The right has four large fistulas running into the mass of the en¬ 
largement. 
The left has also several, but one principal one situated in 
front of the mass protruding from the scrotum. Rectal exam¬ 
ination had also demonstrated that the blood vessels of the right 
cord were large and abnormally distended. In the face of such 
conditions the dangers of the operation were considered of such a 
nature, and the prospects of a radical recovery so slight, that it 
was decided not to perform the operation generally indicated in 
cases of champignon, but merely to remove the external tumor. 
Not thoroughly surgical as this decision may be at first 
thought, it was undoubtedly the safest method bv which to place 
the animal in condition to perform his work, which was all the 
owner desired, and which the animal had been able to do up to 
the day he was brought to the hospital for treatment. But the 
size of the tumor was such that it began to attract attention, and 
the stench which was emitted made it anything but a pleasure to 
drive him. 
A strong elastic ligature was applied around the base of the 
external tumor, making only three turns of the ligature, well 
stretched, so as to enable it to cut its way more readily through 
the tissues. 
The animal made only slight and short struggles during the 
operation, and upon the removal of the hobbles he sprang lightly 
upon his feet, showing not the least effect from the action of the 
chloral. During the afternoon he manifested slight colicky pains. 
Yillate’s solution was injected into the various fistulse. 
The next day, July 4th, the tumor is of a dark purple color, 
cold to the touch and of an offensive odor; pulse and tempera¬ 
ture about normal. There is slight anorexia. On the morning of 
the 5th, about 40 hours after the operation, it is found that the 
tumor has been removed, aud that the ligature remains attached 
by a small thread of modified tissue to the centre of the wound. 
The wound was now dressed with iodoform and charcoal* powder. 
