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leave a tumor, which gradually develops the common 

 characteristic of a fistulous tumor. When the enlarge- 

 ment has an opening, we should carefully examine the 

 pus cavity, as upon this condition will wholly depend our 

 treatment. 



Treatment : Keep the animal as quiet as possible, as 

 any movements of the limbs cause the pus to spread 

 between the lines of the muscles and form larger ab- 

 scesses or tumors. When the bone becomes diseased, it 

 is very difficult to effect a cure, especially where the pus 

 burrows back of the Scapula (Shoulder Blade). In case 

 the abscess is newly formed, and close to the surface, 

 syringing out with a solution made from Bichloride of 

 Mercury, five grains to one ounce of water, generally 

 causes the white fibrous tissue to slough away and the 

 parts to heal rapidly. If the abscess is deep, ^nd the 

 bones become diseased, the pus will have a very offensive 

 odor, and I would recommend the services of a compe- 

 tent Veterinarian to remove all diseased portions of 



bone or muscle. 



FILARIAE 

 (Thread-like Worm) 



Cause: Drinking stagnant water,^ or eating hay gath- 

 ered from swamps or marshy land. When full grown, 

 the worm measures from two to six inches in length ; the 

 tail is more or less curved. They are found in the lung 

 cavity, the heart sac, and the intestinal cavity, from 

 which they sometimes descend into the sac containing 

 the testicles. Animals said to have a snake in the eye 

 have been exhibited as curiosities ; in all cases the simu- 

 lated snake was nothing more than the Filariae. 



Symptoms: Colicky spells; poor appetite, indiges- 

 tion, pot-belly, rough coat ; swelling of the sheath, legs, 

 and the lower surface of the belly. 



Treatment: Prevention is the only treatment, for 

 when the worms once enter the digestive canal, it is 

 impossible to remove them. 



