General Management in Disease 



similar treatment. The application of hot water 

 is most useful for both, after the swelling has 

 come on, but the evaporating lotion is the correct 

 application, immediately after the infliction of the 

 injury. 



Burns 



A burn is a superficial and, in some cases, deep 

 injury to the skin and subjacent structures. 

 Horses are sometimes extensively burned through 

 fire, and sometimes through lime. Hot water is 

 an occasional cause in the dog and cat. When the 

 burn is extensive it is a good plan to paint it with 

 Tincture of Iodine, and then coat it over with 

 lime-water, and whitening to exclude the air. 



Another useful application is I part of Oil of 

 Eucalyptus, to 12 parts of Olive Oil. Sometimes 

 it is necessary to give a little sedative medicine 

 internally, such as a few doses of Bromide of 

 Potash, say J oz. for a horse, and 20 grains for a 

 dog, there times per day. 



Bursal Enlargements (Windgall, etc.) 



Swellings of the class occur in both horses and 

 cattle, but such are exceedingly common in the 

 horse. Synonymous terms are " windgall," " bog 

 spavin." A bursal enlargement may occur wher- 

 ever there is a synovial bursa or tendinous sheath, 

 and such swellings are common about the fetlocks, 



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