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swelling of the limb, etc., are very suggestive, especially if 

 accompanied by febrile symptoms. 



Treatment. — Quiet, relief of pain, liot fomentations to 

 the part if possible, these to be medicated with opiates, 

 bland diet, etc., during the acute stage ; tonics, good food, 

 and massage to the part during convalescence after all ten- 

 derness has disappeared — are the indications. 



Dilatation of veins in the extremities and elsewhere 

 may be counteracted to some extent by bandaging and 

 cold sponging, followed by suitable gentle massage. 



DISEASES OF LYMPHATICS AND OF CERTAIN 

 GLANDS. 



Inflammation of the lymphatics (ly7nphangitis\ except 

 from injurj' of a mechanical or kindred nature, is rare in 

 the dog, and it scarcely ever arises, as in the horse, from 

 overfeeding and want of exercise. 



The treatment is about the same as for inflammation 

 of t^eins. 



Of course the lymphatic glands are usually involved as 

 well as the vessels. 



Scrofulous enlargement of these organs, so common in 

 man and some of the domestic animals, is very rare in the 

 dog. 



Glands in the neighborhood of the mammm^ especially 

 in old dogs, become chronically enlarged. Painting with 

 tincture of iodine, the application of the ofiicinal com- 

 pound iodine ointment, or removal, are the indications, 

 though they are rarely dangerous. 



Bronchocele, goitre, or enlargement of the thyroid 

 gland, is frequent in the dog ; the cause is not well known. 



