Fractures] 



[Fractures 



is not the same natural support as there is in the 

 upper jaw. Of course, there is some difficulty in 

 applying a splint and bandage in these cases to 

 dogs with a very short face, especially when the 

 patient is very small — as, for instance, a griffon 

 — and moreover, it is not quite so necessary, as 

 there is more natural support in a short jaw than 

 a long one, like a terrier's or greyhound's. The 

 splint should be 

 made of per- 

 forated zinc, and 

 of the shape as 

 depicted in the 

 illustration, and 

 be applied as 

 well as the ban- 

 dages, as depicted 

 in the illustration. 

 The bandages 

 must be put on 

 sufficiently tight, 

 so that the dog 

 cannot open the 

 mouth. There are 



cases when a dog will not tolerate a splint and 

 bandages ; in such instances, the broken ends 

 of the bone must be brought firmly together 

 with a strong silver wire suture, and fastened 

 by twisting. The dog's strength in these cases 

 must be kept up with milk and raw eggs, beaten 

 up together ; also milk and Benger's food or 

 sanatogen, as well as beef tea, as it is necessary 

 that the splint and bandages be kept on for at 



A splint for fracture of bottom jaw 



