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fortunately rare. There is Ukely to be disorder of stomacli 

 aud bowels, loss of appetite, bloating, rumljling in the 

 belly, badly digested, foetid stools and great languor and 

 depression. Use washes containing tincture of iodine or 

 chlorate of potassa, and iodide of potassium internally, 



WAETS ON THE LIPS 



Are very common in dogs. Eemove with scissors and 

 cauterize the roots thoroughly with a pointed stick of lunar 

 caustic. 



LACERATION OF THE TONGUE. 



Causes. Especially common in horses from hard bits, 

 nooses of ropes, or rough dragging with the hand. The 

 lacerated tongue may hang from the mouth. Sew up the 

 wound with catgut previously softened in water; feed 

 thick gruels only, and wash out the mouth frequently 

 with a lotion of permanganate of potassa. Any dead por- 

 tion must be removed with the knife, but it must not en- 

 croach on the living. The whole organ may often be 

 saved when almost entirely torn off. 



CYSTS UNDER THE TONGUE. 



These are tense elastic rounded swellings and are easUy 

 remedied by a free incision with the knife. 



TUMORS IN THE MOUTH. 



These mostly gi-ow from the gums and tongue, and may 

 attam the size of the closed fist in the horse. Small ones 

 may be removed with scissors, the larger with the ecraseur. 



CANCROID OF THE LIPS. CANCER OF THE TONGUE. 



The former of these attacks the angle of the mouth in 

 horses and catsas an eroded unhealthy sore with hard 

 thickened margins; the latter appears in horses and 

 cattle as anmcreasmg hard swelling with unhealthy open 

 sore and giant ceUs. It should be excised when verv 

 limited. Later it is incurable. 



