Warts] 3 2 6 [Warts 



should be given absolute rest for six hours or 

 longer, and if there is great weakness nourish- 

 ment should be given by rectum, as just warm 

 peptonised milk from one 1 to six tablespoonfuls 

 every four hours alternately with peptonised beef 

 suppositories. 



Warts: 



Symptoms: Excessive growth of the papillae 

 of the skin, resulting in the formation of small 

 nodules of a roughened and scaly nature. They 

 grow or develop in all parts, and old dogs, 

 especially dachshunds, are very subject to them. 



Treatment : When the wart has a narrow neck 

 it is best removed by tying a ligature of silk 

 tightly round it, but when it has a broad base this 

 treatment is not practical ; then some mild caustic 

 should be applied, as acetic acid, tincture of iodine, 

 or a twenty-five per cent, solution of chromic acid. 

 It is only necessary just to touch the wart with the 

 caustic on the end of a wooden match once a 

 day. When the wart is very large, it is best 

 removed by being cut out and the skin wound 

 brought together by a few stitches, and then 

 treated as an ordinary wound. Warts on the 

 eyelids must never be cauterised, but always 

 removed by ligature, unless there is a broad 

 base, when they should be cut out with 

 the points of a pair of probe-pointed scissors. 

 Warts on very old dogs are best left alone 

 unless they are troublesome and are frequently 

 bleeding, when they should be removed in the 

 ordinary way. 



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



