344 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



Treatment. — Where it is a very bad rip or tear, it is best to 

 catch the pig" and sew it up with the same kind of a needle and 

 thread as is used to sew up wounds in horses. Put tht stitches 

 three-quarters of an inch apart, then fill the wound up with green 

 salve ; let the pig go and it will soon heal up, for pigs' flesh heals 

 very quickly; but watch the wound that maggots do no get in it, 

 if they do, wash the wound out well with luke warm water and 

 soap, then apply the white liniment to kill the maggots, and fill 

 the wound up with green salve and it will soon heal up. 



CASTRATING. 



Old boars can be castrated at almost any time of the year, 

 but it is said that the colder the weather the better, as long as the 

 weather is dry and they are kept in a dry place. Catch the boar, 

 turn him on his back and tie him securely with a rope so he cannot 

 get up or hurt you, then take hold of the testicle with the left 

 hand, and with a sharp knife in the right hand make a cut in the 

 bag large enough to allow the testicle to come out ; make the cut 

 in the underside of the bag so it will not form a pocket afterwards. 

 As soon as the testicle is out, separate the covering from the 

 testicle, where it is attached to the underside, by cutting it ofl:". 

 Pull the testicle and cord out three or four inches and tie a strong 

 string tightly around the cord to. prevent it from bleeding; leave 

 the ends of the string four or five inches long so they will hang 

 out of the cut. As soon as the cord is tied, cut the testicle ofi^ 

 half an inch below where it is tied, then operate on the other testicle 

 in the same manner. If it is a young boar you are castrating, 

 instead of tying the cord with a string, cut it off with a sharp 

 scissors and this will stop the bleeding. In very young pigs, 

 after the testicle is out scrape the cord with a knife until it is 

 worn off, or cut it off with a sharp scissors. In all cases after 

 you are through castrating the pig, and before you let him up, 

 fill the cuts where the testicle comes out of with salty butter. 

 If the cuts swell much and the pig seems stiff and sore in a few 

 days after he is castrated, catch him and open up the cuts with 

 some butter on your finger and allow the matter that has formed 

 in the bag to run out; this is one thing that should never be 

 neglected after castra'.ing any animal. 



