276 THE DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



ERYSIPELAS 



Affects the whole thickness of the skin, sometimes in- 

 volving the subcutaneous tissue also. Pain and febrile 

 symptoms are exhibited. It is caused by injuries, strong 

 external applications, burns, scalds, &c. The skin is very 

 red, which does not disappear on pressure. The inflam- 

 mation may disappear or it may end in ulceration, mor- 

 tification, or gangrene. 



Remedy. — Draft : Tincture perchloride of iron, 1| 

 oz., spirit chloroform, \ oz., water in proportion, every 4 

 hours; or, tincture aconite (V. P.), 40 drops, chlorate 

 potassium, 3 drams, water in proportion, every 6 hours. 



HERPES CIRCINATUS 



Consists in vesicles similar to those of eczema, which 

 arrange themselves in a gradually widening ring or rings. 



Fig. 120. Vesicles forming. Fig. 121. Appearance after Vesi- 



cles have burst or evaporated. 



The vesicles burst, the fluid drying and forming scabs in 

 eight or nine days. The redness of the skin beneath 

 gradually dies away. 



For remedy, see page 162. 



SORE LIPS (IMPETIGO LABIALIS), 



Occur in calves, lambs, goats, and pigs. Sometimes the 

 face and lips of older animals at grass are affected. In 

 calves the upper lip suffers especially, the eruptions ex- 



