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Treatment. — Cut if off with a pair of scissors. There is 
no danger from bleeding. Watch the case to detect a re- 
currence. 
10. Abscess of the Scrotum. 
This generally occurs after the cuts have healed and the 
case appears to be progressing favorably. 
Causes. — It is the result of irritation because of some 
foreign body being allowed to remain in the scrotum — a 
sliver, a piece of dried animal matter or a dead piece of the 
cord. The irritation results in fester and forms an abscess. 
Symptoms. — There is heat, pain and swelling around the 
scrotum or bag, and the animal will walk very stiff with his 
hind legs. 
Treatment. — Poultice and bathe well. Rub with weak 
white liniment to bring the abscess to a head ; then lance it 
and allow the matter to run out. In some cases the poultice 
will bring it to a head and it will break of its own accord. 
11. Swelling After Castration. 
Causes. — The swelling is a natural outcome of the in- 
flammation caused by exposure — lying on damp, cold ground, 
standing in cold east winds or in a cold rain. Allowing the 
cut to heal too quickly and thus prevent the natural discharge, 
contamination from foreign matter — dirt — on the hands of 
the operator or the instruments, or standing in a dirty stable 
may cause it, or it may be because of a poor condition of the 
blood. 
Symptoms. — As we mentioned before, a small amount of 
swelling is not a bad sign, but if this swelling increases until 
it is profuse about the cuts and around the scrotum as well 
as in the sheath and up the belly as far as the front legs, the 
symptoms are alarming. There is severe stiffness and a 
desire to remain quiet because of the pain produced in mov- 
ing the limbs. The appetite is poor and if the discharge be 
of a red water-like color the symptoms become still more 
alarming, so much so that the case is serious and demands 
immediate attention. 
Treatment. — Keep the bowels loose by giving small doses 
of raw linseed oil. Bathe the cuts well with warm water and 
tap the point of the sheath, and belly if necessary, in a few 
places with a sharp penknife or lance, allowing the watery 
