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or drainage-tubes inserted, and the pus must be washed 

 away from the abscess and bursa twice daily. In case of 

 pus burrowing amongst the muscles of the neck, the knife 

 must be used courageously and carefully. 



Dressings. 



(1) Black oil. 



(2) ^ Acidi carbolici, f. gi. 

 Glycerin i, f. "^i. 

 Aquae, f. 3ii. 



(3) j^ Potassii permanganatis, gr. xxx. 

 Aquae, f. ^ii. 



(4) ^ Liquoris hydrargyri percidoridi (1 in 1,000). 



Proctitis (Inflammation of the Mucous Membrane of the 

 Rectum and Anus). 



First remove any liard masses of faeces and foreign 

 bodies, then give a clyster of mucilaginous solution, or 

 starch paste with a little oil, and repeat when necessary. 

 Cut off long hairs round the anus with scissors, cleanse, 

 and powder the surface with a mixture of tannic acid and 

 iodoform. 



If there be any suppuration of the anal glands, these 

 should be incised, cleaned, and packed with iodoform 

 gauze. 



Laxative food, clysters, and aperient medicines should 

 be given. 



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Prolapsus et Inversio Vesicse in Female Animals. 



Clean carefully and replace, and then inject lukewarm 

 fluid into the replaced bladder. If the rupture in the lower 

 wall of the vagina is not far from the vulva, suturing may 

 be useful. 



