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INJURIES. 



a duck's egg;" — ''being/' as he states, ''where it had been 

 punctured/' He tried to reduce the dilated duct by repeated 

 blisters ; but failed to make any impression on it. 



Enlarged Parotid Duct. 



The Causes of fistulous parotid are natural or artificial. 

 Among the natural is, abscess of the gland and strangles. 

 The artificial causes are wounds and injuries of all kinds. 



Treatment. — Although these cases may appear to an un- 

 professional observer of trivial import, they prove of trouble- 

 some description to the veterinary practitioner. Should the 

 puncture of the duct be recent, we may try the efi^ect 

 of plasters, and of bandages formed by repeated layers 

 of collodion and cotton. To perfect the cure, as is well 

 stated by Mr. Gowing, of Camden Town, it is imperative to 

 daily renew the latter treatment. At the same time, the 

 animal's head should be tied up, and the food for nearly a 

 week wholly consist of thin gruel. Of course before the 

 bandage is applied, any schirrus about the edges of the; 

 orifice should be carefully removed. This is the latest and 

 seems to be the most successful plan of treatment. 



The Closure of the Mouth of the Duct, in long- 

 standing cases, often proves a complete bar to success, In a 



