2 52 Local Injuries. 



Injuries by Thorns, Nails, ^c, are best treated by 

 removal of the offending substance, dirt, &c., and the 

 application of " Sanitas " Jelly or the " Sanitas " Veteri- 

 nary Ointment, with the exhibition of a laxative, &c., as 

 already pointed out. 



Raw, Bruised, and Bleeding Feet are the result of 

 long journeys and the irritating dust, &c., of the roads,' 

 and usually yield to continued rest, laxatives, and the 

 applications already advocated. 



Mange of the Foot is the common result of using the 

 member to allay the irritation of the body, and presents 

 the usual local indications, with ulceration of the toes 

 and loosening of the claws. The latter should be re- 

 moved, and the usual dressings for mange applied, or 

 the foot may be enveloped in tow saturated with " Sani- 

 tas " Fluid, or well smeared with the " Sanitas " Veteri- 

 nary Ointment. 



Overgrown Claws are the usual result of a luxurious 

 life, especially on carpets. In the absence of wear they 

 grow rapidly, and curling beneath eventually wound the 

 pads or the interspaces. They should be severed a 

 little in advance of the pad, by means of stout wire 

 cutters, and regular outdoor exercise enjoined. 



Wounds of various kinds are inflicted on the skin ot 

 dogs, and include all the varieties known in animal 

 surgery — viz., incised, lacerated, contused, djxdi punctured. 



Licised Wounds are produced by some cutting instru- 

 ment, the skin being evenly divided without loss of 

 substance. They may prove serious by contemporaneous 

 wounding of blood vessels. 



Lacerated Wounds are caused by hooks, nails, &c., 

 which tear the skin unevenly, and sometimes seriously 

 interfere with the vitality of the parts, and subsequent 

 healing. Sloughing is, therefore, not an uncommon 

 result. 



Contused Wounds are the effects of blows, falls, Szc, in 

 which the tissues are more or less disorganised and the 

 vitality destroyed. Sloughing is a frequent after-occur- 

 rence. 



Fu7tctured Wounds are caused by the entrance of sharp 



