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or an ointment of extract of belladonna, 0.05 lanoline 3 . 0. This is to be 

 rubbed in or if the abscess is commencing to form pus, apply poultices or 

 hot-water cloths, by means of the Priessnitz compress; when the abscess 

 forms pus open freely. The resulting hardening of the gland after an 

 acute attack of inflammation maybe removed by the application of iodine 

 painted on once daily for several days, then apply an ointment of 

 iodide of potassium in lanolin one to twenty. This is to be rubbed in and 

 daily massaging of the gland is recommended. If the gland is swollen 

 and hard from loss of puppies, or if one gland is not emptied by the pups, 

 rubbing with camphorated oil, or an ointment consisting of belladonna 

 extract one part and lanolin fifteen parts, with low diet, and mild saline 

 laxatives. The gland may be milked slightly, this procedure must be 

 done very carefully, and then only when absolutely necessary, as it is not 

 advisable to stimulate the secretion of milk. Bitches that are not preg- 

 nant frequently have a swelling and enlargement of the udder, six to eight 

 weeks after the "heat" is over. This invariably disappears without any 

 treatment and it is not necessary to treat it in any way, but in very rare 

 cases, if the udder should become congested, it is to be treated as if 

 it were a case of congestion of the gland. Very rare cases have been 

 known where bitches suck the nipples and stimulate the milk, a haint 

 that is impossible to control, except by putting on a spiked muzzle, or 

 getting the bitch pregnant will sometimes overcome the habit. 



Neoformations of the Mammary Gland. 



Various tumors and enlargements form in the mammary gland, such 

 as fibroma, lipoma, chondroma, osteoma, adenoma, myxoma, sarcoma 



Fig. 91. — Tumor of the mammary gland. 



and carcinoma, and frequently mixed tumors, such as adenosarcomas 

 fibrochondromas, fibrosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, etc., and there may 



