2 90 THE FARM DOCTOR. 



weak solution of carbolic acid or other antiseptic agent will 

 turther favour adhesion if it can be applied without causing 

 movement of the hps of the wound. 



If the wound fails to heal by prompt adhesion, granulations 

 form, covered with a thin layer of pus, and these gradually fill 

 up the sore, leaving a scar. Or if the lips of the wound are still 

 kept together, the granulations may adhere (secondary ad- 

 hesion), or finally small sores will scab over and healing take 

 place beneath, 



Gratiulating wounds may be washed daily with a stream of 

 tepid water, after the three first days, and may be covered 

 with a simple dressing of tow saturated in water or oil to 

 which a little carbolic acid has been added. When necessarily 

 left bare the same liquids may still be applied. When the 

 granulations become soft, flabby, and projecting {proud flesh), 

 touch lightly with a stick of lunar caustic, and expose to dry 

 air. When they become indolent, and when healing and con- 

 traction come to a stand-still, apply gentle stimulants — tincture 

 of myrrh and aloes, etc. When the deeper parts of the hps of 

 the wound do not come in contact, pads may be applied on 

 each side to keep them in apposition. Granulating wounds 

 usually heal by contraction from their edges, and if this is 

 arrested by adhesion to bones and other firm parts beneath, 

 further healing may be impossible. In this and other cases of 

 tardy healing, the implanting of thin slices of scarfskin, just cut 

 w'Vi> ?, sharp instrument from other parts of the integvur.ent, 

 and tneir retention with strips of sticking piaster, will usually 

 hasten the process. 



Punctured wounds often heal promptly, and especially in 

 animals prone to primary adhesion, when cleansed, kept at rest, 

 with warm dressings and pressure on their deeper parts. If 

 inflammation occurs in the deeper parts with suppuration, it 

 may be necessary to enlarge the opening to allow of a ready 

 discharge, and to let it heal outward by granulation. 



