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syringe, and keep it open by the insertion of a 

 pledget of carbolic tow, removing the latter each 

 time the wound is dressed. Other antiseptics 

 that can be used for the same purpose are 

 Pearson's disinfectant, chinosol, permanganate 

 of potash, creolin, boracic acid, &c. It 

 commonly happens that staked wounds are 

 about the breast, or inner side of the arm: 

 consequently, when the animal comes into the 

 stable it will be found that a great deal of air 

 has been sucked in beneath the skin, thus 

 making the injury look of a very formidable 

 nature. With rest, the air gradually disappears. 

 The evil results to be feared from a punctured 

 wound are : mortification, tdtanus, and injury 

 to organs contained within the chest, or the belly. 

 In passing, it may be as well to note that 

 punctured wounds, in connection with the feet, 

 are always of a serious nature, being usually fol- 

 lowed by suppuration, and occasionally by tetanus 

 or lockjaw, but this matter is referred to in the 

 chapter dealing with the feet. Superficial wounds, 

 i.e. those in which the skin only is torn, can be 

 treated by bringing the torn edges together 

 with a needle and some suture thread, such as 



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