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TUMORS OF THE UDDER. 



As the result of inflammation of the udder it may become the seat of 

 an indurated diseased growth, which may go on growing and seriously 

 interfere with the movement of the hind limbs. If such swellings will 

 not give way in their early stages to treatment by iodine the only 

 resort is to cut them out with a knife. As the gland is often impli- 

 cated and has to be removed, such mares can not in the future suckle 

 their colts, and therefore should not be bred. 



SORE TEATS, SCABS, CRACKS, WARTS. 



By the act of sucking, especially in cold weather, the teats are sub- 

 ject to abrasions, cracks, and scabs, and as the result of such irrita- 

 tion, or independently, warts sometimes grow and jjrove troublesome. 

 The warts should be clipped off with sharp scissors and their roots 

 burned with a solid 2:)encil of lunar caustic. This is best done before 

 parturition to secure healing before suckling begins. For sore teats 

 use an ointment of vaseline 1 ounce, balsam of tolu o grains, and 

 sulphate of zinc 5 grains. 



