308 TUMOURS. 



Throaty swelled. 



See Neck, swelled ; and Bronchocele. 



Tumours, 



Dogs are subject to a variety of swellings or tumours. If 

 we commence our account with the head, we shall find that 

 it is the subject of a peculiar tumefaction, not very unlike 

 human erysipelas. In dogs of a gross, full habit, from natu- 

 ral plethora, or from over-feeding, the head will sometimes 

 become suddenly enlarged, hot, tender, and painful, accom- 

 panied with thirst, quickened pulse, and every mark of fever. 

 In a day or two a general breaking out takes place, which 

 proves to be a kind of acute mange. — See Mange. — In dis- 

 temper also, a tumour sometimes forms upon some pari of the 

 face, generally about the lower jaw, which soon breaks into 

 an open and bad ulcer. — See Distemper. — The flap of the 

 ear is also subject to a very considerable tumour, containing 

 serum.— See Tumefied Flap of the Ear. 



The neck is likewise subject to tumefactions. The princi- 

 pal of these cases arises from an enlargement of the glands 

 on each side of the windpipe, and is called Bronchocele ; 

 lohich see. The neck will sometimes also become swollen 

 from rheumatism. — See Rheumatism. 



On the body, glandular tumours, or wens, will likewise 

 form in various parts: there is hardly any situation in which 

 I have not seen them, and extracted them from. — See Can- 

 cer and Glandular Swellings. — But the most frequent 

 glandular tumours, are those that form in the teats of bitches. 

 — jSee SciRRHUs. — In old bitches, particularly in spayed ones, 

 there often appears a tumour, or enlargement, on each side 

 the back about the loins ; which, though it elevates the skin 

 externally, yet is evidently more deeply situated. These 

 swellings arise from large accumulations of fat about the 



