DISEASES OF THE OENERATIVE ORGANS. 209 



nbsress. iiulmation. or «i:;ui^roiu'. :iiul. in >omi' casos. may lay tlie 

 foundation for a tuinoi- (tf tlie ^land. 



Treatment. — The treatment is simple so long us there is only con- 

 gestion. Active riihljintr ^vith lard or oil, or. better, camphorated 

 oil, and the fre(|uent drawing oil .of the milU, by the foal or with 

 the hand, will usually bring about a rapid improvement. "When 

 active intlamniation is ])resent, fomentation with warm water may be 

 kept up for an hour and followed by the api)lication of the cam- 

 phorated oil, to which has been added some carbonate of soda an<l 

 extract of belladonna. A dose of laxative medicine (4 drams Bar- 

 bados aloes) will be of service in reducing fever, and one-half (junce 

 saltpeter daily will serve a similar end. In case the millc coagulates 

 in the udder and can not be withdrawn, or when the liquid l)ecomes 

 fetid, a solution of.iiO grains carbonate of soda and 10 drops carbolic 

 acid dissolved in an ounce of water should be injected into the teat. 

 Tn doing this it must be noted that the mare has three separate ducts 

 opening on the summit of each teat and each must be carefully in- 

 jected. To draw off the fetid product it may be needful to use a 

 small milking tube, or spring teat dilator designed by the writer. 

 (Plate XIV, tigs. 2 and 3.) "When pus forms and points externally 

 and can not find a free escape by the teat, the spot where it fluctu- 

 ates must be opened freely with the knife and the cavity injecte<l 

 daily with the carbolic-acid lotion. "When the gland becomes hanl 

 s.nd indolent, it may be rubbed daily with iodin ointment 1 part, 

 vaseline 6 parts. 



TUMORS OF THE UDDER. 



As the result of inllammation of the udder it may become the seat 

 of an indurated diseased growth, which may go on growing and seri- 

 ously interfere with the movement of the hind limbs. If such swell- 

 ings do not give way in their early stages to treatment by iodin, 

 the only resort is to cut them out with a knife. As the gland is often 

 imj)licated and has to be removed, such mares can not in the future 

 ^uc|<le their colts and therefore should not be bred. 



SORE TEATS. SCABS. CRACKS, WARTS. 



By the act of sucking, especially in cold weather, the teats are sub- 

 ject to abrasions, cracks, ami scabs, and as the result of such irrita- 

 tion, or independently, warts sometimes grow and prove troiiblesome. 

 The warts shoidd be flipped off with sharp scissois and their roots 

 burned w ith a solid pencil of lunar caustic. This is best done before 

 parturition to secure healing before suckling begins. For sore teats 

 use an «>intment of vaseline 1 ounce, balsam of tolu .5 grains, and 

 sulphate of zinc ") grains. 



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