CHAPTER 8. 



Diseases Pertaining to Surgery. 



Wounds and Bruises— Abscesses — Corns and Bumble 

 Foot — Broken Bones— Frost Bites. 



WOUNDS AND BRUISES. 



WOUNDS and bruises are not inflicted upon 

 fowls as frequently as upon other domestic 

 animals, but do occasionally occur. ' 



Treatment: Stitching of a v/ound in a bird is 

 seldom necessary, except when large pieces of skin 

 are torn loose. In such cases wash the wound with 

 warm water to which one-half teaspoonful of carbolic 

 acid has been added to a pint of water used; remove 

 all particles of dirt and feathers; then stitch the edges 

 of the skin together nicely, with ordinary white thread, 

 if surgeon's silk is not at hand. If boracic acid or so- 

 da is at hand, a little may be dusted on the raw surface 

 before stitching. 



Slight wounds will heal very rapidly and seldom need 

 any treatment; if any is attempted, washing with the 

 carbolic acid water, and then keeping boracic acid 

 or soda dusted on, is sufficient. 



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