Gumboil] I 43 [Haemorrhoids 



neck of the growth, and as close as possible to 

 the gum, is the best way of removing it. Some- 

 times this is not practical, as the base is large. 

 In such cases, the growth should be cut off close 

 to the gum, and the roots scraped down to the 

 bone. 



Gumboil : 



Symptoms : A painful, swollen gum, generally 

 the result of a bad tooth, or may arise from cold. 



Treatment : Extract tooth ; wash mouth out 

 after with a drachm of chlorate of potash dis- 

 solved in a tumblerful of warm water. Give a 

 dose of purgative medicine. 



Gums, Bleeding : 



Symptoms: Occasionally the gums will bleed 

 very freely, particularly in old dogs, and often 

 apparently without any reason, and in some 

 cases the bleeding is very difficult to stop. 



Treatment: A simple and often an effectual 

 remedy is placing a bandage rather tightly round 

 the nose for an hour or more, so that the dog 

 is unable to open his mouth. If this fails, the 

 exact spot, or spots, as there are sometimes 

 several, must be found, and a solution of adrenalin 

 applied. Failing this, the tincture of perchloride 

 of iron may be used. 



Hemorrhoids : Piles : 



Symptoms : Dogs do not suffer from real piles, 

 particularly internal ones, but old dogs get a 

 tumefied condition of the anus occasionally, and 

 the parts become swollen, red, and tender. 



Treatment : Relief may be given by bathing 

 with a solution of carbolic acid, one in sixty 



