184 PHLEGMONOUS TUMOUR. 



PHLEGMONOUS TUMOUE. 



A phlegmonous tumour under the throat, and accompanied by constitu- 

 tional disturbance, with the exception of there being little or no cough, 

 often appears in the dog. Comparing the size of the animals, these 

 tumours are much larger than in either the horse or ox ; but they are 

 situated higher up the face, and do not press so much upon the windpipe, 

 nor is there any apparent danger of suffocation from them. The whole 

 head, however, is sometimes enlarged to a frightful degree, and the eyes 

 are completely closed. More than a pint of fluid has sometimes escaped 

 from a middle-sized dog at the first puncture of the tumour. 



The mode of treatment is, to stimulate the part, in order to expedite 

 the suppuration of the tumour, and to lance it freely and deeply, as soon as 

 matter is evidently formed. The wound should be dressed with tincture 

 of aloes, and a thick bandage placed round the neck, to prevent the dog 

 from scratching the part, which often causes dreadful laceration. 



These tumours in the throat of the dog are not always of a phlegmonous 

 character. They are cysts, sometimes rapidly formed, and of considerable 

 size, and filled with a serous or gelatinous fluid. 



