484 BOVINE PATHOLOGY. 



tendency of tlie pus to pass up the cord and cause sinuses. 

 These must be opened^ the young animal removed from 

 among other calves, and the inflamed part fomented 

 and protected from injury, after opening it must be 

 dressed with the glycerine or oil of carbolic acid. No 

 special measure is necessary in the treatment, but a long 

 and severe case of this disorder may considerably retard 

 the development of the calf. It also may give rise to a 

 disorder which has been described by M. Lenglen, of 

 Arras, in a paper which has been translated for the 

 ' Veterinarian,^ December, 1880. It is termed Gangeenous 

 Stomatitis, being similar to a disease of the same name 

 which affects children who are badly nourished. The 

 buccal membrane sloughs in patches of considerable size 

 against the molar tooth, and there is a tendency to the 

 formation of an abscess in the cheek or lips. Foetid 

 diarrhoea is present, and often carries off the patient. 

 Though most frequently seen in very young animals this 

 disease may be found in calves several months old, and 

 should be treated by nourishing diet, vegetable tonics, 

 and, according to M. Lenglen, coffee. The lesions should 

 be touched with caustic after the sloughing patches have 

 been removed. All the hygenic conditions should be 

 carefully regulated. 



(Edema op the Umbilicus also results from calves suck- 

 ing one another. It must not be mistaken for umbilical 

 hernia. A bandage may be put on to protect the part. 



Fig. 117. -rarturltion forcepj 



