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be done bj a soothing application. The exudation may solidify, in 

 which case applications are to be made to l)reak down the struc- 

 ture, and as a liquid it may be got rid of. Adhesive inflamma- 

 tion is where there is inflammatory action, and the exciting 

 causes are kept up until a permanent thickening of the affected 

 part results. Effusion is where an exudation of serum takes 

 place, as in infianimation of the pleura, etc. 



Suppuration, or the formation of pus, presents two parts for 

 consideration — a liquid and a solid, the corpuscles being the 

 solid. It may take place in different ways or in different forms — 

 circumscribed, diffused, and superficial. Circumscribed suppu- 

 ration is in the form of an al^scess. Diffused suppuration is such 

 as takes place over an extensive surface, as in the shoulders and 

 injuries to large muscles. Superficial, as in the mucous mem- 

 brane. Ulceration also occurs as a result of inflammation; the 

 tissues degenerate and are thrown off" in exudation. It occurs 

 nsually in cases Avhere the inflammation has been long continued, 

 and the circulation of blood in the parts obstructed, and mole- 

 cular death of the part occurs. Gangrene is death of a part, and 

 may take place without inflammation. Gangrene affects the 

 whole system, and sets up such a constitutional disturbance that 

 ^eath often follows as a result. In cases, where recovery takes 

 place, the gangrenous portions are removed by sloughing. 



Treatment of Inflammation. — The first step is to find and 

 remove the exciting cause. The inflamed parts should be kept 

 at rest. The animal should be dieted and placed in a comforta- 

 ble box. Medicinal remedies may be either local or constitu- 

 tional. Cold water as a local application, to allay inflammation, 

 is used extensively. It acts by contracting the vessels. Warm 

 water is also of great use where the pain is very severe and the 

 deep-seated structures are involved. Its action is opposite to 

 cold; the warmth promotes swelling and relaxation of the tissues, 

 allaying pain and irritability. Hot or cold applications must be 

 kept up for some time. Purgatives are useful in inflammation, 

 the best being aloes for the horse, sulphate of magnesia for the 



