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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ... operation, and allowing hairs or other foreign bodies to interfere with the proper adjustment of the edges of the wound. Symptoms.--The first symptom is a separation of the cut edges of the integuments, which become red and somewhat inverted. Suppuration soon follows, and the surrounding skin appears swollen, tight, and hard, and the vein itself above the orifice feels like a hard cord. After this the swelling of the neck increases, accompanied with extreme tenderness; and there is constitutional irritation with a tendency to inflammatory fever. The head and neck become swollen on one side, and death may be the consequence. Treatment.--In the first stage try to relieve by cold lotions or hot fomentations. If these fail, and as soon as the disease begins to spread in the vein, touch the spot with lunar caustic, or even the hot iron, simply to sear the lips of the wound, and apply a blister over it, which may require to be repeated. Purgatives in full doses must be administered, and the neck kept steady and upright Sometimes after bleeding, a globular swelling as large as an egg arises immediately around the newly made incision. Apply gentle pressure with a sponge and bandage, kept cool with cold lotions. This affection, although alarming enough in appearance, is in reality very trifling. PAET II. DISEASES OF CATTLE. CHAPTER I. THE HEAD. APOPLEXY Is a determination of blood to the head, and may be attributed to a redundancy of flesh and fat. It is frequently rapidly fatal. Treatment.--Copious bleeding, followed by active purgatives, is the only remedy; but blisters to the back of the head may also be tried. (See " Splenic Apoplexy.") INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN. Cause This disease is frequently brought on by over-driving, and bad treatment, ...