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put out of its misery. On the other hand, if the animal he a 

 valuable one and the 1 fracture not too extensive, it may he well 

 to try treatment. The fractured ends of the hone should he 

 brought as nearly together as possible and 

 kept in place by bandages, splints, or otln-r 

 appliances, according to the location and ex- 

 tent of the fracture. If the fracture be in one 

 of the limbs, the animal should be placed in 

 slings (Fig. 20) to keep him quiet and keep 

 the weight off the injured limb. Plaster of 

 paris bandages may be applied by spreading 

 the plaster of paris on a domestic bandage 

 about four inches wide and as long as neces- 

 sary. Then roll the bandage up and wet it, 

 and apply it snugly to the leg above and be- 

 low and right over the fracture. When the 

 bandage dries it will get very hard and stiiY 

 and make a good support to the broken bone. 

 Bandages wet in starch may be used in place 

 of the above, which work well in some cases. 

 Splints may be bound on with bandages of plaster of paris, 

 which in some cases are a great help in keeping the bones in 

 place. Cooling applications should be applied above and below 

 the bandages if any swelling takes place, such as cold water. 

 Also bathe the parts well with our Liniment (see Appendix) two 

 or three times per day. Keep a bucket of cool water before the 

 animal all the time, into which may be dissolved 1 dram of salt- 

 petre twice per day. Keep the bowels moving freely by giving 

 raw linseed oil as a drench. (Jive bran mashes, chops, boiled 

 oats, green grass, fodder, etc., to eat. Give regularly in the feed 

 morning and night one teaspoonful of our Condition Powders 

 (see Appendix) to purify the blood and aid reunion of the broken 

 bones. Broken legs in dogs can generally be successfully treated 

 by applying a plaster of paris bandage nicely to the paris and 



Fig. 21. 

 Fracture Splint. 



