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Treatment. — This consists in first bathing the parts with 

 warm water until thoroughly cleansed, and then applying a 

 weak solution of nitrate of silver, or acetate of lead. 



If the animal is plethoric, a dose of aperient medicine is 

 advisable. If ansemic, tonics should be given, and liberal 

 but unstimulating diet allowed. 



Occasionally the same condition exists in bitches, and 

 may be removed by the same measures. 



WARTS ON THE PENIS. 



These are not unfrequent in the dog. They may be the 

 result of the former complaint, or exist independent!}'. There 

 may be only a single growth, or several isolated, or they may 

 be clustered together. 



Treatment. — The seat of the affection having been ex- 

 posed, the excrescences may be removed by excision or liga- 

 ture, after which the parts should be slightly pencilled with 

 lunar caustic. When there is an excessive congregation of 

 warts and a large amount of mucous membrane is involved, 

 the repeated application of caustic or acetic acid will be the 

 safest remedy. 



SCROTAL IRRITATION. 



Dogs, especially aged ones, and those which have been 

 freely used for stud purposes, are frequently troubled with 

 irritation of the scrotum, which has been described by some 

 authors (in my opinion, wrongly,) as cancer. 



Causes. — The irritation is due to a plethoric condition of 

 tlie scrotum. The circulation of blood in the integument 

 being excessive, an amount of congestion takes place, result- 

 ing in the irritation named, which Nature endeavors to re- 

 lieve by a serous exudation in the form of pimples. 



