DENTITION FEVER. 351 



A table giving the number and variety of teeth as they 

 occur in the domestic animals and in man may be serviceable 

 as one of handy reference, and is herewith appended : — 



Iiicisors. ilolavs. Canine. Bicuspid. Total. 



^fan ± ^ A i = 32 



Horse ^14 -J » ^. 40 



<>-^ ^ U ^ {i = 32 



'^^^S i- H t ^ = -^2 



Pi^ f if I o = 44 



<^^t ii ^ I P = 30 



The dental formula of the ox is the same as that of all 

 ruminants. 



DENTITION FEVER. 



AVhen the permanent teeth are mahing their appearance* 

 there is often a considerable amount of irritation caused 

 thereby. In children a similar irritation is caused by the 

 cutting of the deciduous teeth, but the appearance of the 

 temporary teeth in animals is apparently never attended 

 with any pain or inconvenience whatever, no irritation ever 

 occurring except in connection with the cutting of the 

 permanent teeth. This irritation may be noticed at any 

 time when the animal is between the ages of one and five 

 years, and has received the name of dentition fever. 



Si/mjytoms. — The animal may or may not eat pretty well ; 

 often cuds his food, and wastes more or less of it. The 

 gums on being examined are found to be reddened by an 

 excess of blood, swollen, and very tender. The irritation 

 may extend to, and cause a slightly deranged condition of 

 the stomach and bowels, giving rise to constipation, diarrho:a, 

 etc. These symptoms, taken in connection with the fact 

 that the animal is between one and five years of age, afford 

 conclusive proof that the irritation is caused by tlie process 

 of dentition. The same remarks will apply to cattle between 

 the acres of two and four vears. 



