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in taking in food and water; swollen, rigid, tender ilps airi 

 cheeks ; red membrane of the mouth ; slavering ; saliva often 

 foetid ; swelling between the bones of the lower jaw ; the 

 formation of blisters or sores inside the motith; and sometimes 

 swelling of the glands beneath the ears. Abscess or even 

 gangrene may result. 



7>r^////^;//. — Remove the cause, whether irritants in food, 

 drugs, sharp bodies lodged in the tissues, injuries by the bit, 

 twitch, or otherwise. If injured by lye, wash with weak 

 vinegar; if by acids, with calcined magnesia, lime water, or 

 bicarbonate of soda ; if by caustic salts, white of &gg, boiled 

 linseed, slippery elm, or the gluten of wheat flour. Give the 

 same agents as a draught. If from the bite or sting of venom- 

 ous animals apply ammonia to the part and give it internally. 

 In all the severer animal poisons the wound should be cauter- 

 ized (see Canine Madness). In simple inflammations open the 

 bowels by injections of warm water with soap or other laxatives, 

 or, if it can be done, give a mild laxative (olive oil). Wash the 

 mouth frequently with cool astringent lotions (vinegar and 

 water ; vinegar and honey ; borax, alum, or tannic acid, honey 

 and water ; water slightly sweetened with carbolic acid, etc.) 

 Have fresh cool water constantly present to drink at will, and 

 feed with boiled gruels, or soft mashes cold, or pulped or thinly 

 sliced roots. Poultices beneath the throat and lower jaw are 

 often very useful. If erosions and ulcers appear, touch them 

 repeatedly with a feather dipped in a solution of lo grains 

 lunar caustic to i oz. distilled water. If fluctuation shows the 

 presence of matter, lance at once. If sloughing takes place 

 wash with a solution of permanganate of potassa i dr., water i 

 pint. If there is much swelling keep the head tied up. 



CONGESTED PALATE. LAMPAS. 



A red swollen state of the soft parts behind the upper front 

 leeth, attendant in young animals on shedding of the teeth, oi 



