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more frequently, merely dampening the wound at each applica- 

 tion. Carbolic acid, one part to forty of water, makes a good 

 dressing. 



CoNSTiTUTioKAL Tkeatmekt. — The animal should have a cool- 

 ing diet, such as bran mashes; eight drachms of aloes should be 

 given and the horse allowed to lay up. 



The treatment of punctured wounds, when shallow and at- 

 tended with little or no bruising, should be directed to the pro- 

 motion of adhesion'. As long as the oozing continues from the 

 orifice cold-water bathing is to be practiced. When no more 

 blood or serosity issues, a pledget of tow dipped in collodion may 

 be applied. As in the incised wound, one ounce of acetate of 

 lead, six drachms of zinc sulphate, three drachms carbolic acid, 

 one quart water, should l)e used. The constitutional treatment 

 is the same. In more serious cases, or in the simpler ones, when 

 inflammatory swelling supervenes, the wound must be poulticed 

 and dressed with the Avhite lotion. Carbolic acid, one part to 

 forty of water, may be used. If excessive granulation takes 

 place, it should be touched with the nitrate of silver. If the 

 zinc and lead lotion is used from the beginning, there will not be 

 excessive granulations. The treatment of bruises or contused 

 wounds is that calculated to suppress inflammation and prevent 

 ploughing. An effort must be made to soothe and prevent undue 

 inflammatory reaction. For this ]nirpose, warm fomentations 

 and poultices are to be ajiplied. If much blood is imprisoned in 

 the tissues, it should be removed, and where sloughing is present 

 the process of suppuration should be assisted by poultices and 

 fomentations. If there be excessive hemorrhage, it must be 

 arrested by pressure, or cut down and ligatured. During the 

 process of sloughing, the animal's sti-cngth should be supported 

 by beer, wine, or the use of tonics. Two drachms of iron sul- 

 phate combined with three drachms of powdered gentian may 

 be given 



The treatment of lacerated wounds is directed towards the 

 promotion of adhesion. Sutures are generally of no use; the 



