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CLINICAL VETERINARY INIEDICINE AND SURGERY. 



38. 



and, as 



mouth. 



The 



A Norman mare, brought from Caen to Paris in a horse-box, 

 in the preceding case, tied up with a rope passed through the 



tongue had been divided transversely throughout the greater 

 part of its depth, a Httle in front of the first molars. 

 The bars, inner surface of the lips, and labial com- 

 missures were severely injured. The rope had rubbed 

 away the hair and injured the skin about the chin, and 

 had entirely cut through the lower lip of either side 

 towards its free margin. The animal was fed with 

 gruel, and the buccal cavity frequently washed out 

 with cold water. 



At the end of forty-eight hours the anterior portion 

 of the tongue had become gangrenous. It separated 

 six days later. The stump healed rapidly, and the 

 animal was returned to ordinary work. At first it had 

 difficulty in prehension, but soon became capable of 

 consuming its ordinary food consisting of oats and hay. 



When seen two months after the accident it was in 

 good condition. The lingual cicatrix was flexible and 

 fairly regular, although the tongue itself was drawn 

 slightly to one side. The stump extended about two 

 inches below the first molars. Opposite it the de- 

 pression normally existing between the gums and lips 

 had disappeared, the two structures having become 

 adherent. 



Despite the mutilation, there was no difficulty in 

 grasping or masticating food. 



FOREIGN BODY IN THE MOUTH. 



39. A one-year-old Bordeaux dog brought to the 

 School on the 30th November, i8g8, during the after- 

 noon, by a lady who was only able to give vague infor- 

 mation. She said that the animal had not eaten any- 

 thing for several days, that saliva dribbled from the 

 mouth, and that a veterinary surgeon who had examined 

 it prescribed treatment which proved unsuccessful. 



This dog was bright and did not appear in pain. 

 From the corners of the mouth a viscous foetid saliva 

 streaked with blood escaped in considerable quantities. 

 The animal would not take solid food, but was able to 

 swallow warm milk given by spoonfuls. 



On examining it next day, I suspected the presence 

 of a foreign body in the mouth or pharynx and ordered 

 these cavities to be examined. 



The dog was placed on the operating table and the 

 mouth widely opened by means of a speculum. With the exception of 

 abundant secretions of saliva nothing abnormal could at first be dis- 

 covered. The odour, however, was excessively offensive. Several 



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