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pea-like buds appear first on the inner side of the hock, 

 or on some other part of the body, soften, burst and dis- 

 charge before any cording of the lymphatics can be felt. 



By-and-by, dropsical swellings appear in the limbs and 

 elsewhere, at first soft and removable by exercise, later, 

 hard and permanent. Sometimes the farcy-buds fail to 

 soften but remain hard and indolent for months. 



Glanders in the dog is a comparatively mild affection, 

 but as deadly if it is conveyed back to the horse or to 

 man. Glanders in man presents the same general symp- 

 toms as in the horse, and need not be further described. 



Treatment of Glanders. The acute disease is fatal. 

 The chronic form occasionally appears to recover, though 

 more commonly the symptoms are covered up to reappear 

 whenever the animal is put to hard work. The treatment ol 

 glanders in aU its forms and of acute farcy with open sores 

 should be legally prohibited because of the danger to man 

 as well as animals. 



For glanders the most successful agents have been ar- 

 seniate of strychnia (5 grs.), bisulphite of soda (2 drs.)> 

 biuiodide of copper (1 dr.), cantharides (5 grs.) with veg- 

 etable tonics, sulphate of copper (6 di-s. in mucilage), sul- 

 phate of iron (4 drs.), chloride of barium, copaiva, 

 cubebs, etc. Pure air and rich food are perhaps even 

 more important. To the nose may be applied sulphur 

 fumes, fumes of burning tar, carbohc acid solution in 

 spray, etc. The enlarged glands may be treated with as- 

 tringent solutions, and later with iodine injections, or may 

 even be excised with the knife. 



Treatment of Chronic Farcy. Active local inflammation 

 may demand purgatives (aloes), diuretics (iodide of potas- 

 sium) with warm fomentations or astringent lotions, exer- 

 cise and a soft non-stimulating diet. In the absence of 

 such indication use the tonics advised for glanders, choos- 

 ing in the order named. The corded lymphatics and un- 

 broken farcy-buds may be blistered or rubbed with iodine 

 or mercurial ointment. The raw sores should be treated 



