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quantities of saliva flowing from the mouth, brings at first the 
idea of dumb rabies. The author having seen a Gordon setter 
thus affected, watched him and found that the animal was gay, 
in good spirits, ate well, drank with some difficulty, but did 
drink ; his history failed to produce any evidence of having been 
bitten. He was placed under treatment. Strychnine twice a day 
(five drops of a i to loo solution). Blisters on the masseter and 
temporal muscles. Later on electricity. Recovery occurred in 
about 25 days. It is also suggested to assist the support of the 
lower jaw by slipping a thin india-rubber ring over the nose 
and lower law when food or water is offered .—(VeL Record,') 
FRENCH REVIEW. 
Treatment of Gangi^enous Sweetings by Intra-Mus> 
cuEAR Injections of Distieeed Cresyeed Water \_By Mr. 
G. Vianct \.—Gangrene following traumatisms are becoming 
more and more rare since the applications of antiseptic measures. 
The following cases illustrate this: i. An army saddle mare 
was placed under treatment for a deep penetrating wound at the 
right elbow joint, with subcutaneous separation of the skin, 
measuring several centimeters. All around the wound there was 
a swelling, extending to the shoulder joint upwards, and down 
to the knee. The wound permitted the introduction of the 
little finger ; there was a slight oozing of serosity ; the swelling 
was soft and cold. The treatment consisted in injections of liquor 
of Van Swieten and sprays of iodoformed ether on the wound 
five subcutaneous injections of distilled cresyled water (2 drops 
of cresyl in 20 gramms of distilled water). The next day the 
swelling was arrested in its development. Two days later it had 
diminished little by little and then disappeared. The wound 
had a good aspect—the suppuration was healthy. 2. R horse 
was under treatment for a fistulous wound of the middle of the 
left shoulder. The whole shoulder and the arm were swollen, 
walking was almost impossible ; there was high fever. Treat¬ 
ment : free incision of the wound ; injections of liquor of Van 
Swieten ; frictions of ammoniacal liniment and intra-muscular 
injections of distilled cresyled water. In three days there was 
such a marked improvement that no more was required. Ac¬ 
cording to the cases, the author suggests that the injections be 
made either subcutaneously or in the substance of the muscles. 
They are never followed by abscess nor indurations at the point 
of injection .—{Revue Vetermaire.) 
