Tongue] 3°9 [Tongue 



the sequel of distemper or from other causes, and it 

 is often seen in old dogs, especially those with a 

 short face, as pugs and Japanese spaniels, due to 

 loss of teeth. 



Treatment : Medicine has little effect in these 

 cases. When the result of injury or distemper, as 

 the dog improves in general health the tongue 

 regains strength. A course of Nux Vomica as 

 recommended for general paralysis assists. 



Tongue (Warts on) : 



Symptoms : Small greyish - coloured excres- 

 cences appear all over the tongue, as well as on 

 the cheeks and lips. Warts on the tongue and 

 mouth are only seen in puppies. I do not remem- 

 ber seeing them in an adult dog. Sometimes they 

 appear in such numbers as to inconvenience a 

 puppy when feeding. Thick, dirty-looking saliva 

 dribbles from the mouth ; the breath is offensive. 

 They are contagious from one puppy to another. 



Treatment : Wash the mouth out two or three 

 times a day with a teaspoonful l or a drachm of 

 common washing-soda dissolved in half a pint of 

 warm water. Do not cut the warts to make 

 them bleed, as that only increases the number. 

 When the solution of soda does not take them 

 away dress the warts (only a few each day) with 

 a five-per-cent. solution of chromic acid applied 

 sparingly on the end of a wooden match. 



In obstinate cases a course of Donovan's 

 solution of arsenic does good ; give twice a day 

 after food from one to five drops 1 in a little 

 water, or it may be mixed with the food. 



1 According to the size of the dog. See p. 86. 



