being allowed to flow back. A stream of cold
water was thus made to pass over the interior of the uterus,
and about two quarts had been used before the animal
appeared to be at all affected, excepting that the injection
seemed to induce a sensation of discomfort. At last a
feeble moan was uttered, which, when another pint or
thereabouts had been injected, burst into something
approaching to a cry. I then desisted. The tube was
withdrawn, and, hoping that the symptom of pain resulted
from the contraction of the organic fibre under the
stimulating effects of the cold, the animal was ordered to
be placed where nothing could disturb it.

"Having passed an hour in the company of my friend, when
about to leave I requested to see the dog once more. The
animal had been put into a hayloft, and I was pleasantly
surprised to hear it give tongue on our approach: it came to
meet us, and the change was such as I could not have
anticipated. The parts had regained almost their natural
appearance; certainly they presented nothing to indicate the
aspect they had exhibited only a few hours before.

"A mild aperient was given. The animal had no other
medicine, neither was any local application used. For three
days a slight discharge of a blackish color ensued; but when
this stopped, the animal was returned to its owner cured."

Hardened swellings, or indurated tumors in the teats, are very common in
the bitch. They are caused by the milk being allowed to accumulate in the
glands, and there to curdle or act as a foreign body on the parts
immediately around it. The bitch will secrete milk, although she has had
no pups; and a virgin bitch will do so quite as actively as one that has
been a mother. When heat has subsided, although no intercourse has been
permitted at the period, when the birth would have taken place the glands
will swell; and on squeezing them, a full stream of thick milk will flow
forth. Nine weeks, therefore, after oestrum, whether the desire has been
gratified or denied, the teats should be examined and relieved. If this
should not be done, small lumps will appear. These are round, not
sensitive; but generally roll under the fingers, and appear at first to be
perfectly detached, though more or less deep seated. No time should be
lost in removing them; for if allowed to remain they rapidly increase, and
often become of an enormou