390 The Management and Diseases of the Dog: 
exceedingly acute, and accompanied with swelling and con- 
siderable febrile disturbance. 
Treatment.—This should consist, until the inflammatory 
symptoms have subsided, in warm fomentations to the in- 
jured part (in extreme cases leeches may be applied) 
aperient medicine, and perfect rest. Afterwards it may be 
necessary to apply a splint, or starch bandage, to support 
the part, which usually continues weak for some consider- 
able time. 
When thickening, with chronic inflammation, remains, 
cold water and the following lotion can be first tried : 
Malt Vinegar ..... sw create tee se I ounce. 
Spt. Vini et Camph. ......... 2 ounces. 
Aqua...... seronenetna Sr ae ae 
To be used after the cold water. 
This failing, the tincture of iodine, one-half the ordinary 
strength, may be applied daily until soreness is induced, 
and when this has abated, again renewed. 
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BURNS AND SCALDS. 
Dogs are occasionally, through accident or from malicious 
intent, burned or scalded. The consequences, though not 
usually so dangerous as in human beings, are nevertheless 
serious, as an amount of violent inflammatory fever follows 
either injury. I recollect a bull-terrier, belonging to a 
brewer, being fearfully scalded in the following manner :— 
The animal had the same morning killed a rat in an empty 
mash-tub, and was afterwards chained up. On the arrival 
of his master he was as usual released, when he imme- 
diately sped-to the scene of his morning’s exploit, and 
leapt, in his excitement, not seeing the danger, into the 
tub, which then contained boiling water. The poor brute 
was extricated as quickly as possible,but with every vestige 
of hair removed from his body, and totally blind; not a 
