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A wad of cotton or strip of gauze saturated with 

 equal parts of oleum lini and turpentine is then packed 

 snugly into the cavity, allowing a small portion of 

 the packing to protrude from the wound. This pack- 

 ing is to be renewed every twenty-four hours, and 

 the external surface of the tumor is to be painted 

 daily with tincture of iodin. 



At the end of ten days or two weeks the tumor will 

 have decreased to such an extent that interference 

 with the movements of the limb will be abolished. If 

 it is desired that the entire growth disappear, the 

 incision can be renewed and the treatment persisted 

 in for another week or two. The iodin applications 

 externally can be kept up alone somewhat longer. 



If, for any reason, it is desired that the size of 

 the hygroma be reduced more quickly, the injection 

 of fibrolysin, as recommended in ''Special Veterinary 

 Therapy'' (page 12), will accomplish the object very 

 satisfactorily. 



As the daily removal and insertion of the packing 

 in the foregoing treatment must usually be left to the 

 owners or the attendants, they should be thoroughly 

 instructed in observing the most regular antiseptic pre- 

 cautions. If this is ignored, grave infections may 

 occur and result in the death of the cow. 



