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eially may we expect it in aged stallions and those which are kept 

 stabled and not allowed the requisite amount of exercise. Unless 

 the sheath and abdominal swelling is associated with a local or 

 systemic septic infection or it becomes so voluminous as to cause 

 interference with voiding the urine, it is harmless and requires no 

 treatment aside from free scrotal drainage and exercise. The 

 swelling begins to appear on the third day and gradually enlarges 

 until the sixth day, after which it begins to recede rapidly until 

 the eighth or ninth day, at which time complete recovery has 

 usually taken place. 



Treatment — When treatment is required the first thing to be 

 done is to wash the scrotal and inguinal and sheath regions with 

 Lysol or Cresol Compound, IT. S. P., in the strength of one 

 tablespoonful to each quart of water. Cleanse the hands in like 



Fig. 53 — Oedema of Sheath Fourth Day After Castration. 



