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quiet and isolation, — the refusal to eat only certain 

 things, if any, — a painful local swelling and a notice- 

 able tendency on the part of the subject not to move 

 about. "Where the infection is serious or becoming 

 generalized, there is fever, constipation, disturbed cir- 

 culation, increased thirst, the frequent changing of 

 position from that of standing to recumbency, and 

 death may follow within the course of three or four 

 days. 



Treatment. — If taken early before any material gen- 

 eralization of the infection has taken place, the con- 

 fining of the subject in recumbency and the free open- 

 ing of the scrotal wounds and irrigation of them with 

 a one per cent solution of Liquor Cresolis Compositus, 

 is helpful. A purgative dose of magnesium sulphate 

 will aid in correcting the condition and the daily irri- 

 gation of the scrotum with the solution just mentioned 

 is generally all the local treatment that is necessary 

 for recovery. The treatment is to be continued for 

 several days until the animal has improved and the 

 wound assumes a more nearly healthy condition. 



Where the subject has been neglected until there 

 is evidence of considerable generalization of the infec- 

 tion attended by fever, inappetence and soreness, with 

 disinclination to move, the prognosis is not, as a rule, 

 favorable. Such cases should promptly be purged, and 

 if possible, supported with stimulants such as strych- 

 nin, alcohol or echinacea-angustifolia. The scrotal 

 wounds should be freely opened and curetted, and 

 this should be followed by frequent irrigation of the 

 wounds with suitable antiseptics. The subject should 

 receive the best care and made as nearly comfortable 

 as possible. 



Contamination by Flies. — The larvas of Lucilia ma- 



