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- Bye-and-by, dropsical swellings appear in the limbs and else- 

 where, at first soft and removable by exercise, later, hard and 

 permanent Sometimes the farcy-buds fail to soften, but remain 

 hard and indolent for months. 



Glanders in the dog is a comparatively mild affection, but as 

 deadly if it is conveyed back to the horse or to man. Glanders 

 in man presents the same general symptoms as in the horse, 

 and need not be further described. 



Treatment of Glanders. — The acute disease is fatal. The 

 -chronic form occasionally appears to recover, though more 

 .,-ommonly the symptoms are covered up to reappear whenever 

 the animal is put to hard work. The treatment of glanders 

 ,in all its forms and of acute farcy with open sores should be 

 legally prohibited because of the danger to man as well as 

 animals. 



.For glanders the most successful agents have been arseniate 

 of strychnia (5 grs.), bisulphite of soda (2 drs.), biniodide ot 

 copper (i dr.), cantharides (5 grs.) with vegetable tonics, sul- 

 phate of copper (6 drs. in mucilage), sulphate of iron (4 drs.), 

 chloride of barium, copaiva, cubebs, etc. Pure air and rich 

 -food are perhaps even more important. To the nose may be 

 applied sulphur fumes, fumes of burning tar, carbolic acid 

 solution in spray, etc. The enlarged glands may be treated 

 with astringent solutions, and later with iodine injections, or 

 may even be excised with the knife. 



Treatment of Chronic Farcy. — Active local inflammation may 

 demand purgatives (aloes), diuretics (iodide of potassium) with 

 warm fomentations or astringent lotions, exercise, and a soft 

 non-stimulating diet. In the absence of such indication use 

 the tonics advised for glanders, choosing in the order named. 

 The corded lymphatics and unbroken farcy-buds may be 

 blistered or rubbed with iodine or mercurial ointment. The 

 raw sores should be treated with caustics (carbolic acid, nitrate 

 pf silver, corrosive sublimate, chloride of zinc, or even the hot 



