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is relieved use iodine two drams, vaseline two 

 ounces; mix and apply a little twice a week, and 

 give one dram of iodide of potassium in a bran 

 mash twice a day for a month if necessary. 



Hydrocele (Water in the Scrotum). — This de- 

 rangement is sometimes the result of inflamma- 

 tion of the scrotum or by the walls of the scrotum 

 being bruised. 



Symptoms: The scrotum is swollen and will 

 fluctuate under the fingers, and the testicles can 

 be felt floating in the water. 



Treatment : If it is not interfering with the ani- 

 mal's health and not increasing in size it will be 

 better left alone. Astringent medicines may be 

 tried, such as tannic acid, twenty grains to the 

 ounce of water. The proper treatment is to draw 

 off the fluid with a hypodermic syringe, the noz- 

 zle of which is passed through a solution of car- 

 bolic acid. But this should be done only by a 

 veterinarian. 



Leucorrhoea (Whites). — This derangement is 

 caused from a chronic inflammation of the lining 

 membrane of the vagina, producing an exudation 

 of a white glutinous substance from it. The dis- 

 charge varies in amount, also in its consistency; at 

 times it will be thin and of a bluish white color, 

 and at others thick and white. If there are ulcer- 

 ations of the membrane the discharge may be 

 mixed with blood. In some animals there is a con- 

 stant excitement and the animal loses flesh. 



Causes: Contagion, debility and old age, and 

 having a scrofulous tendency. 



