SPECIMEN PAGE. 



OPERATIONS ON THE MOUTH, PHARYNX, ETC. 133 



After-treatment consists merely in the application of a 

 little antiseptic lotion (boric acid, chinosol, or permanganate 

 of potash) several times a day. 



Sarcoma or Carcinoma — Symptoms. — As a general rule 

 the first signs will merely be a capricious appetite and diffi- 

 culty in swallowing, the animal appearing to have a very sore 

 throat. There is salivation, and, after the trouble has existed 



-7=!€^^ 



Fig. 102. — Carcinoma of the 

 Pharynx and Cervical Glands 

 of a Terrier. 



Fig. 103. — Endothelioma per- 

 forating the Palate of a Creat 

 Dane. 



for a few weeks, a gradual emaciation of the body will be 

 observed. It is not uncommon upon discovering a sore at 

 the back of the mouth, such as is illustrated in Fig. 102, for a 

 diagnosis to be made of an injury from a sharp bone or a 

 piece of stick. This had been actually done in each of the 

 cases from which Figs. 102 and 103 were sketched. All doubt 

 on this question can be set aside if the wound has a ragged, 

 ulcerated appearance, shows no tendency to heal after careful 



