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What to do —After bleeding, watch the vein for several hours. If it 

 bleeds, and the blood coagulates, and the vein begins to swell, bathe it 

 with warm water, and manipulate the clot to try and break it down, and 

 make it pass on. Continue this till all danger of obliteration is past. Once 

 the vein has become obliterated, nothing can be done. 



If the inflammation continues and abscesses are likely to form, apply 

 a blister of tincture of cantharides, after 

 having removed the pin. If sinuses form 

 .-ind sacks of matter are found, open them 

 freely, and continue the hot fomentations 

 and poultices ; syringe the sinuses and 

 abscesses with lotion No. 5. When the 

 sinuses and wounds fill up, if any flesh 

 presents itself too prominently, dress it 

 once a day with burnt alum. « .,,, simple form of 



STRANGLES. 



XVIII. Saddle GaUs. 



Causes. — When a badly-fitting saddle is ridden any length of time, oj- 

 a saddk^ is kept on a back unaccustomed to carrying one, the back gets 

 bruised, scalded with the sweat, chafed with the saddle, and the skin rubs 

 off in spots, leaving raw sores exposed. The same applies to the collai-, 

 breast i)latc or harness saddle. 



What to do. — Foment them with hot water with a little salt in it, three 

 or four times a day, wipe dry and apply lotion No. 24, or the following : 



No. 32. 1 Ounce vineofar, 



}4 Ounce tannin, 

 1 Quart water, 

 Mix. 



Sometimes the skin will become dead, and continue to hold on fast to 

 the flesh like a scab ; this must be removed with the knife before it can 

 begin to heal. Make it a clean, fresh, active wound, and it will heal 

 readily with the above treatment. It is absolutely necessary to remove 

 the cause by either leaving off the saddle, collar, etc., till it heals, or by 

 remodeling the same so as to give an even bearing on the back or 

 shoulder. 



xrx. Sit Pasts. 



Causes. — These are large, calloused, tumor-like lumps on the back, as 

 a result of saddle galls, or on the points of the shoulders, from collar 

 galls. When the animal is continued at the work that causes the galls, 

 these calloused swellings make their appearance. 



What to do. — Any treatment other than the knife is of little use. They 

 can be easily dissected out by cutting around them carefully and takmg 

 them out ])odily ; then treat the wound as a simple wound. Keep all 



