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honey or molasses and smeared every hour or two on the tongue 

 or cheek. In such cases the addition of powdered liquorice, and, 

 if the suffering is acute, of extract of belladonna will serve an 

 excellent purpose. 



The danger of infection of the stomach and bowels may be 

 met by combining with the above or administering separately 

 salol in doses of 2 to 3 drachms or napthol in doses of 4 to 5 

 drachms to the larger animals. For sheep or swine one-fourth 

 of these doses may be given, and for a shepherd's dog one-six- 

 teenth to a twentieth. 



As alternate antiseptics may be named, boric acid, permanga- 

 nate of potash and salicylate of bismuth. These from their com- 

 parative absence of taste are especially useful in carnivora. 



Local applications may be advantageously made on a pledget 

 of cotton firmly bound on the end of a staff or wire loop bent at 

 1 45 " to 1 6o c near the free end . This is inserted with the bent por- 

 tion downward toward the tongue, until it has passed the soft 

 palate when it is turned upward by rotation so that the dressing 

 is applied on the pharynx and upper surface of the palate. The 

 bent point is again turned down for withdrawal. 



Counter-irritants to the throat are useful. For the horse, 

 sheep, dog and cat, use equal parts of strong aqua ammonia and 

 olive oil. For the solipeds a cantharides blister. For cattle or 

 swine equal parts of strong aqua ammonia and oil of turpentine 

 with, a few drops of croton oil, or grains of tartar emetic. 



Finally during convalesence a course of iron and bitters may 

 be useful, especially in debilitated subjects. 



PHLEGMONOUS PHARYNGITIS. 



Submucous inflammation and abscess. Solipeds especially. Specific or 

 due to microbian pus infection. Traumatism, from foreign bodies in tonsil- 

 lar and mucous follicles, from rough, fibrous food, instruments, etc. 



As a sequel of catarrhal pharyngitis. Symptoms : as in catarrhal form, 

 with more swelling and tenderness, glandular swelling, dyspnoea, and diffi- 

 culty in swallowing ; local induration followed by fluctuation and pointing. 

 Complications ; asphyxia, laryngeal oedema, purulent or inhalation pneu- 

 monia, pharyngeal fistula, palsy of vagus, secondary abscesses, septicaemia. 

 Lesions, local, general. Treatment : General and local, fomentation — hot 

 or cold and antiseptic. Embrocations. Lancing. Tracheotomy. 



