48 Treatment of Lock Jaw 



Prevention and Treatment 



On farms where lock jaw is of frequent occurrence, prevention is of 

 utmost importance. All obstacles causng injury such as boards with 

 nails in them improperly stretched wire, or loose wire should be removed 

 or repaired so that stock can not injure themselves. Stables should be 

 thoroughly cleaned and disnfected at frequnet intervals with one of the 

 following reliable disinfectants, by sprinkling. 



y2 pint of Creolin to 1 gallin of water, 614 per cent solution 



1/4 pint of Formaldehyde to 1 gallon of water, 3 per cent sol. 



y2 pint of Carbolic Acid to 1 gal. of water, 6I4 per cent sol. 



All wounds as soon as made should be filled with tincture of iodine 



or equal parts of liquid lard and turpentine or strong carbolic acid and 



dusting powders having a drying effect. Never let a wound heal over on 



the outside and shut puss up in the cavity. Always keep them open a 



few days. 



TREATMENTS 



If proper precautions are taken as to wounds as outlined above, it is 

 not supposed the horse will develop lock jaw and the prevention is worth 

 more than all veterinarians can do after the horse develops the disease. 



The germ of this disease lives and stays in the wound and does not 

 spread through the blood of the body as most other diseases. However 

 the poisons developed by tetanus bacteria is readily absorbed by the 

 blood and cause the symptoms to develop due to the fact the germs are 

 in the tissue of the wound some surgeons cut all the tissues away on 

 the sides of the wound to its full depth thereby stopping the formation 

 of still more poison since these germs can not live in the presence of air. 



To be of any benefit this operation must be done when the very 

 first symptoms appear. The wound should be kept clean with iodine 

 washes for a few days and then daily dusted with drying powders pre- 

 ferably those containing iodine compounds. 



The following treatment is recommended for Lock Jaw 

 25 grains (1-3 teaspoonful) of Carbolic Acid 

 1 ounce (2 tablespoonsful) of Glycerine 

 1 ounce (2 tablespoonsful) of water 



Mix the above together and inject twice daily under the loose skin 

 of the neck or shoulder. Most horses will drink thin foods such as 

 milk or gruels as outlined on page 20. 



