12 SPECIAL CATTLE THERAPY 



This, in fact, practically constitutes the entire treat- 

 ment of this condition. Should a particular case pre- 

 sent especially severe lesions a mouth wash can be 

 used for a few days, or the ulcerating spots can be 

 touched up with equal parts tincture iodin and com- 

 pound tincture of benzoin a few times. 



Foreign Bodies in the Tongue 



Hard, sharp objects such as pins, nails, pieces of wire 

 and the like, are quite frequently found lodged in the 

 tongue of the cow. We dare say, that in probably 

 ninety-five per cent of the cases absolutely no symp- 

 toms are produced that can be observed ordinarily. 



When symptoms of an objective nature are produced 

 they point very distinctly to the region involved. 

 Objects which are not wholly embedded in the lingual 

 tissues may be discovered without difficulty. They are 

 to be removed and the wound given whatever atten- 

 tion is required. Very small wounds here are best 

 left alone. 



Objects which are wholly embedded are detected by 

 very careful and painstaking examination, disclosing 

 their location always as a distinctly circumscribed area 

 of hardened tissue. When this area has been located 

 it is still necessary to locate the object itself by in- 

 cision, carrying the incision inward by repeated cuts 

 until the object is disclosed. It is then to be appro- 

 priately removed and the wound is treated along ordi- 

 uai'v lines. 



