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GANGRENOUS INFLAMMATION. (GANGRENA ORIS.) 



This is a disease wliicli is usually seen in the 

 young, especially those having a white skin. The 

 probability is that it depends upon a peculiar nior 

 bid condition of the system and only wants some 

 exciting cause to bring it out. The teeth seem to 

 be in some way connected with it. 



Symptoms: It is not usually noticed in the early 

 stages. It begins most commonly by the appear- 

 ance of white or ash-colored patches on the gums, 

 most frequently below the lower incisor teeth, al- 

 though it may occur on any part of the mouth; 

 there is usually not much inflammation or swell- 

 ing; in some cases where the inside of the cheek is 

 the part affected, there may be so much swelling 

 that it is observed from the outside, and the an- 

 imal seems to suffer considerable pain, especially 

 when it tries to eat; the patient often suffers from 

 weakness. As the disease advances the slougli 

 spreads, and the external parts become hard to 

 the touch; there will be a flow of saliva and the 

 breath becomes fetid. I have seen a case of this 

 kind where the complaint penetrated the deep 

 structures and caused necrosis of the bone (death 

 of the bone); the teeth became loose and the pig 

 had to be destroyed. In the majority of cases, as 

 the disease advances, the animal is unable to take 

 food; an exhaustive diarrhea sets in and carries 

 off the animal. 



Treatment: In the early stages of the disease 

 take sulphate of copper, half a dram to the ounce 



