Seton] 



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(Seton 



dog being muzzled, a fold of skin from an 

 inch and a half to four inches 1 should be well 

 raised between the forefinger and thumb from 

 the muscles underneath ; then the point of the 

 needle should be passed quickly through the 

 raised skin where the hair has been removed ; 

 then draw the needle right through, and detach 

 the tape. A knot should be tied at each end of 

 the tape, about half an inch from the wounds, to 

 prevent the seton coming out. The ends of the 

 seton must be drawn backwards and forwards 

 twice daily to allow the discharge to escape, and 

 a little turpentine ointment rubbed on the tape 



Seton 



every day for three or four days. The wounds 

 must be kept very clean. A seton may be 

 allowed to remain in from one to four weeks. 



A seton placed on the back of the neck, 

 running from just behind the back of one ear 

 to the other, is a useful form of counter 

 irritant in cases of chronic epilepsy, also for 

 distemper fits. 



In cases of general paralysis, when all four 

 legs are affected, a seton placed on either side 

 of the neck, running along the course of the 

 spine, often do good ; and so they do when 



1 According to the size of the dog. See p. 86, 



