THE IMPROVED ART OF FARRIERY. 483 



Gun-shot wounds maybe treated with the following 

 ointment : — 



Goose Grease, Turpentine, and Spirits of Wine — 

 of each an equal quantity. 



These ingredients must be melted over a slow fire, 

 and when strained, applied to the wound. 



This wdll be found a useful ointment for most 

 wounds ; but should they be very extensive, sticking- 

 plaster should be applied in preference to using a 

 needle and thread ; this last method is very apt to 

 produce ulceration. 



The cautery, or lunar caustic, should be applied to 

 wounds occasioned by the bite of another dog if he 

 have any symptoms of hydrophobia. 



For sprains generally, the following embrocation 

 wdll be found efficient : — one part of turpentine to two 

 of spirits of wine. 



Dogs meet with fractures far less frequently than 

 any other animal ; yet such as are allowed to run 

 about stables, follow coaches, &c. are liable to acci* 

 dents ; huntsmen will also, unavoidably at times, ride 

 over hounds. Fractures of the shoulder and thigh 

 should be treated as follows : — 



Apply a plaster of pitch, spread on stiff leather, 

 upon the outer portion of the leg, then attach a board 

 over the elongated ends of the leather, the whole being 

 kept moderately firm by means of a bandage. 



Sulhman, in his " American Journal," relates the 

 following : — 



" I have a favourite spaniel dog, of the King Charles' 

 breed, thirteen years old, and as he cannot relate a 

 tale of woe of himself, I propose to do so for him, in 

 as few words as possible. In June last, in a small 

 steel trap set in the cellar, for the purpose of taking 

 rats, he was accidentally caught at about midway 



