NON-INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF THE SKIN, 



670. Warts, Wens, or Angle-Berries are of a non-inflammatory 

 character, and are abnormal growths, or enlargements, of the scales 

 of the outer la3'er ot the skin, to which some breeds of animals are 

 predisposed. They usually occur on the soft thin parts of the skin, 

 such as the nose, sheath, thighs, &c. Sometimes they are well-defined, 

 with broad thick necks deep through the skin, or are even encased in 

 a sheath, just like the kernel of a nut in the shell. In many cases they 

 become very troublesome, on account of their persistence, growing 

 again with great rapidity after it is thought that they have been 

 successfully removed. Pulling or twisting them off quickly with the 

 fingers usually answers best ; at other tinnes, a pair of strong scissors, 

 knife, ecraseur, or hot iron may be used m their removal. A dressing 

 of green tar should be applied to the bare surfaces the day subsequent 

 to the removal of the warts. Warts and tumours are often found on 

 the penis of the horse and bull. These are extremely troublesome, 

 and when large interfere with the act of urinating, and in the bull 

 especially, with that of serving, after which, bleeding often occurs 

 Treatment. — In the horse, the penis must be drawn out and washed 

 with some antiseptic, nothing being better than phenyle in the 

 proportion of one to eighty of water ; the offending growths are then 

 removed with the knife or scissors, and the wounds dressed with 

 tincture of iron. (It may be necessary to cast the animal before 

 operating). In the bull, the penis is difficult to draw out even when 

 the animal is cast. My method of procedure is to allow the bull to 

 raise himself on to a cow's back, when with a loop in a piece of broad 

 tape held in m}^ left hand, the penis is seized and retained until the 

 warty excrescences have been clipped off, and the parts dressed with 

 tincture of iron. These growths occasionally involve the substance 

 of the organ, and then amputation has to be resorted to. The cow 

 also suffers very much from these excrescences, and as they materially 

 afifect the health and thriving of the animal, they should be 

 immediately removed. 



