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Mix thoroughly and apply a little of it, according to the 

 size of the enlargement, rub it in well. After three days 

 grease the blistered part. In the course of two or three 

 weeks, if not completely removed, wash the parts with luke- 

 warm water and soap, then dry and apply the blister again, 

 treating the same as above mentioned. Continue blistering 

 till the thickening is entirely gone. 



IV. — Complications Arising From Wounds. 



11. Inflammation. 



This generally follows deeply-punctured wounds, but 

 may follow other kinds of wounds. 



Symptoms. — The wound is very much swollen and ten- 

 der, the animal seems feverish and in pain, and the cut dis- 

 charges watery-looking blood. 



Treatment. — Keep him quiet and warm, and give a tea- 

 spoonful of nitrate of potash or saltpetre in the feed, twice a 

 day. Feed soft food to keep the bowels loose. Bathe the 

 wound three times a day with hot vinegar and water — half 

 and half — bathe for half an hour or more, rub dry and apply 

 the white lotion. Swab out the wound with a sponge or 

 syringe, using carbolic acid, 25 drops to 1 pint of water. 

 Swab out each time after bathing. 



12. Blood Poisoning. 



Causes. — Handling with dirty hands, using dirty or rusty 

 instruments, anything that may introduce foreign matter of a 

 poisoning nature may cause it. 



Symptoms. — The wound becomes extremely sensitive 

 and sore, festers and swells. Discharges of matter may take 

 place in different parts of the body. 



Treatment. — Give 



Hyposulphite of Soda 1 teaspoonful. 



Give three times a day on the tongue with a spoon or in 

 the feed. This kills the poison in the blood. Bathe the 

 wound with hot water three or four times a day and poultice 

 between times with hot linseed meal. Swab the wound out 

 with a sponge or syringe, using carbolic acid and water — 25 

 drops to 1 pint of lukewarm water — to cleanse it. Should he 

 break out in any other places on the body, treat these in a 

 similar manner. 



