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wards strong disinfectants applied. Creolin in two- 

 per-cent solution, painted on with a camers-hair 

 brush, is most' effectual. Lugol's solution* of iodin 

 applied in the same manner often gives good re- 

 sults, and touching up the ulcers with catistics is 

 also effective. Internally the patient should receive 

 an occasional laxative and an iron tonic. Nuclein 

 (eight minims hypodermically twice daily) should 

 be given from the beginning of the treatment, and 

 the animal's strength kept up by a liberal and easily 

 digested diet. 



Glossitis 



Inflammation of the tongue is usually the 

 result of injury by foreign bodies becoming em- 

 bedded in or lacerating the substances of the tongue. 

 Among the common causes of this condition may 

 be mentioned spicules of bone that become lodged 

 between the molar teeth, elastic bands placed around 

 the tongue either by children in play or by some 

 malicious person, irritant medicines, and caustics, 

 new growths (carcinoma, sarcoma), etc. 



Symptoms. — The animal shows difficulty in mas- 

 tication and in lapping water. Salivation is pres- 

 ent, the tongue is red, swollen, and tender, and the 

 breath is often offensive. 



Treatment. — A careful examination of the tongue 

 must be made for foreign bodies, which, if present, 

 must be removed. The teeth must also be examined 

 for particles of bone wedged between them, and if 

 any are found they must be removed. Wounds of 

 the tongue heal with remarkable rapidity, and often 

 the removal of the cause and the use of some mild 

 antiseptic mouth wash complete the cure. 



♦Lugors solution consists of: Iodin 5 parts; potassium iodid 10 

 parts; water q. s. 100 parts. 



