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MODEEN VETET^INARY PRACTICE 



[ULCEBS. 



and inevitably begin to form matter. It is 

 frequently tlie case that this ia uot taken 

 notice of till the evil hna been repented, and 

 bruise upon briiiso inllieted, when inflainina- 

 tion and swelliiiir ensue, threatening an una- 

 voidable suppuration. This culpable neglect 

 is sometimes followed by error, for, during 

 tbe time tbat the process of nature is going 

 on, and the matter in the tumour forming, the 

 repellent lotion, as prescribed for poll-evil is 

 generally used. Here now begins a terrible 

 struggle between the powers of nature and 

 art; for these applications failing in repelling, 

 or dispersing the contents, have their proper- 

 ties distributed over the integuments, where, 

 by repeated application, an induration is pro- 

 duced very unfavourable to the abscess in its 

 more advanced state. Nature, at last, becomes 

 predominant, and effects her purpose. The 

 tumour suppurates, and, as a consequence, a 

 discharge comes on, but without one of those 

 advantages tliat would have been acquired had 

 the efforts of nature been attended to and 

 properly encouraged, instead of being opposed. 

 This is the origin and progress of what con- 

 stitutes a confirmed fistula, which falls under 

 the very method of cure described in the case 

 of poll-evil. It should be remembered that 

 all sinuses or cavities into which the probe can 

 be passed should be laid open, taking care to 

 make no transverse opening across the withers, 

 and to avoid dividing the long ligament. Care 

 should be taken to make the incisions on each 

 side, or on both s,des, in a longitudinal direc- 

 tion, if it should be required. Should tlie dis- 

 charge not assume a healthy appearance, a 

 preparation of the following proportions should 

 be made : 



Digestive Ointment . , , , 2 oz. 



Red Precipitate 2 drachms. 



Form into an ointment, and apply every morn- 

 ing to the wound, until the discharge becomes 

 more healthy. Should this application be suc- 

 cessful, in obtaining a healthy discharge of 



ing process. If the lotion ia not used, it may 

 be as well to warm the precipitate ointment in 

 an iron ladle, and pour some of it into the 

 wound, so that it may penetrate every ttinuH 

 that has been formed. 



Incisions or scarifications should bo made 

 whenever necessary, and all callous, hardened 

 parts dissected out, and, if required, two or three 

 setons passed in the most depending situutiona. 

 This method should be pursued in preference 

 to any other, unless the wound has been suf- 

 fered to proi-eed some considerable time, and a 

 vast formation of proud or fungus flesh allowed 

 to be formed. Then the knife becomes the 

 only remedy, Tliis mode of treatment should 

 have the preference on all occasions ; con- 

 sequently, if the milder metliod should not 

 succeed in restoring the parts, then the scald- 

 ing method, as prescribed in poll. evil should 

 be resorted to. 



Let it be borne in mind, however, notwith- 

 standing the recommendation of all these re- 

 medial measures, that this disease, when first 

 discovered, may be completely removed by re- 

 pellent applications, but, when bruise after 

 bruise is suffered to go on, and matter to be 

 formed, repellents do more harm than good. 

 If none of the preceding applications should 

 be at all successful, proceed to scalding, such 

 as described under the heading of poll-evil. 



If a clean sore can be obtained by cutting 

 open the part freely, and if there are no 

 sinuses, Professor Spooner recommends mild 

 dressings or tents of digestive ointment, tinc- 

 ture of myrrh, &c. These, however, seldom 

 effect a cure, therefore repeated dressings with 

 caustic ointment, must generally be resorted to 



ULCERS IN THE MOUTH. 



Ulcers in the mouth sometimes proceed from 

 the irritation of too severe a bit, or from soino 

 sympathetic inflammation, such as a ra^fTed 

 tooth, and frequently from constitutional irri- 

 tation, when watery tumours, similai to ("urn- 



pus, try the following, in order to heal the boils in tlie human subject, frequently appear. 



As a remedy for this, the following preparation 

 is recommended to be applied to the sores 

 three or four times a day: 



wound as soon as possible : 



Vinegar 



Compound Tincture of Myrrli 

 Tincture of Cantharides . , 



2 oz. 

 1 do. 

 1 do. 



Inject this mixture to the bottom of the wound 

 two or three times a day, and it will produce a 

 l.calthy secretion of pus, and promote the heal- 



Spirits of Wine . 

 Vinegar . , 

 Honey . . , 

 Alum, burnt 



2 oz. 

 2 do. 

 1 do. 



4 dradutis, 

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