Diseases of the Ilammce (Udder) ciud Teats. 239 



and milking for some time with a tube. The obliteration 

 of the duct by contraction of its walls or by a membra- 

 nous growth is to be met by a histuori cache (a knife one 



Fig. 41. 



Fig. 41 — Bistuori Cach6. 



line in breadth hidden in a groove of a sharp-pointed 

 handle, but which can be pressed out of its case so as to 

 cut to any extent desired) and a silver or gutta-percha 

 teat tube to be kept tied in the newly made channel until 

 it heals. It is well to leave these surgical operations un- 

 til the milk is dried up. A simple instrument is in use 

 by dairymen, consisting of a steel probe flattened out to 

 two lines at one extremity and with finely sharpened 

 point. 



SOEE TEATS. SCABS. WAETS. 



Sores, chaps and scabs on the teats are to be treated 

 by soothing applications. One ounce each of spermaceti 

 and almond-oil melted together will often suffice. Or 5 

 gi'ains each of balsam of Tolu or Peru may be added. 

 Or a solution of 5 grains of sugar of lead or chloral-hy- 

 drate and ^ oz. each of glycerine and water. But no plan 

 wiU succeed without gentle mOking, with dry teats, espe- 

 cially ia winter, or in bad cases without the use of a milk- 

 ing mbe. Warts are to be removed by the knife, scissors 

 and caustic. 



Simple and Malignant Tiimors of the mammary glands 

 are met with in aU species of domestic quadrupeds and 

 demand removal with the knife. 



