CHAPTER VII. 



DISEASES AND ACCIDENTS REQUIRING SURGICAL 



AID. 



TUMORS. — CANCER. — ENCYSTED TUMORS. — ABSCESSES. — UNNATURAI, PAR* 

 TUKITION. — ACCIDENTS AND OPERATIONS. 



TUMORS. 



Bronchocele, or Goitre, is very common among house pets, 

 showing itself in a large and rather soft swelling in the front d 

 the throat. The treatment consists in rubbing in iodine outward 

 ly, and, if this fails, giving it internally also. The internal 

 remedy may be according to the formula (3); but, if the expense 

 is objected to, the sarsaparilla may be omitted. The ointment is 

 as follows : Iodide of potassium, 1 drachm ; Lard, 1 ounce. Mix, 

 and rub in the size of a filbert, night and morning. 



CANCER. 



Cancer is a malignant disease, that is, it is incapable of a cure by 

 the natural powers, and must be eradicated either by the knife or 

 by caustic. It is, however, very doubtful whether by their means 

 the disease is checked for any length of time, and does not return 

 after the lapse of a few months. The knife is the only remedy, 

 and should be used only by practised hands. When, therefore, a 

 cancer is to be removed, a veterinary surgeon should at once bo 

 called. 



ENCYSTED TUMORS. 



Encysted tumors ve sacs or bags of various sizes, just 

 beneath the skin, containing a thick^ glairy, and transparent fluid 

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