Rupture] 2 7 5 [Scalds 



Rupture : 



Symptoms : A swelling in the groin, navel, 

 scrotum perineum, etc. ; and it may occur at any 

 part of the abdomen, the result of an injury, 

 when it is called ventral hernia. The swelling 

 may be round or elongated ; it is generally 

 broader at its free extremity than at its point 

 of connection with the abdominal surface. It 

 becomes enlarged when the dog strains, or when 

 constipated, and it also has a tendency to increase 

 in size as the dog gets older. 



Treatment : Navel rupture, which is generally 

 congenital, has a tendency to become smaller as 

 the puppy gets older ; and often by the time he 

 or she is a year old it may have quite disappeared. 

 Trusses are useless in the treatment of hernia in 

 dogs, they fidget the animal so ; but a radical 

 cure can be effected in most cases, with every 

 chance of success, by a surgical operation, which 

 is not a dangerous one. (See Hernia.) 



Scalds : 



Symptoms : Skin inflamed and red, and very 

 painful ; blisters appear, which break, and matter 

 forms. Unhealthy wounds are the result, which 

 take a long time to heal. Hair removed, the 

 result of a burn or scald, never grows again. 



Treatment : To remove the pain and inflam- 

 mation, dab the parts freely with a dressing 

 made of lime-water one part, linseed-oil two 

 parts, mixed together. Later apply boracic 

 ointment on lint and bandage. The wounds 

 must be kept clean by being occasionally 

 sponged with warm boracic lotion. 



