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sewed to the tissues — if not sewed, the animal will shake it out — 

 and cleansed daily with an antiseptic solution. It is better not 

 to bandage the neck, as it interferes with the tube and is a bad 

 place to keep it on. These abscesses heal rapidly if there is exit 

 for the pus. 



Inflammations of the other salivary glands should be treated the 

 same way. The abscess of the submaxillary should be opened 

 from the outside through the skin, and the sublingual from the 

 inside of the mouth. In the submaxillary it is not necessary to 

 put in a drainage-tube, but simply to keep the wound clean. 



Occasionally we find cysts form in the glands of the tongue. 

 These were first described by Siedamgrotzky as honey-cysts. 

 They are seen on the lower side of the mouth in the region of 

 the larynx, and are covered by the muscles of the neck ; or they 

 may be on both sides of the larynx and appear as a conglomera- 

 tion of small, crowded vesicles with thin, coarse walls filled with 

 a thick, honey-like fluid. In some instances it is very thick, like 

 cheese, and yellow or reddish. They originate in the glands of 

 the tongue, and as their cyst-wall extends into the tissue of that 

 organ they must be classed under the head of ranula. 



Thekapexjtics. In treating these cysts the only practical 

 method to pursue is to remove them entirely, for if they are 

 simply cut into they return in a short time. The method sug- 

 gested by Siedamgrotzky has been very satisfactory to the author. 

 It consists of making a good, big opening in a dependent part and 

 injecting the parts freely with mild caustic solutions, such as caus- 

 tic potash or tincture of iodine. If a drainage-tube is inserted into 

 the opening, it is much more satisfactory. 



Inflammation of the Mucous Membranes of the Throat. 

 (Pharyngitis; Angina Catarrhalis ; Sore Throat.) 



This disease is very rare in the dog and not by any means as 

 important as it is in man, and as yet there have not been recog- 

 nized any cases in the dog that could be compared with diphtheria, 

 angina tonsillaris, and retropharyngeal abscess of man, at least 

 such is the experience of the author. The general affections 

 observed have been common catarrhal inflammations which in- 

 volved the whole or part of the throat. 



