WOUNDS AND THEIR TREATMENT 6l 



of mercury and three tablespoonfula of lard. Wash 

 occasionally, using the chloride of zinc solution. 



Leg Wounds. Cleanse the wound with a wash 

 composed of one tablespoonful of acetate of lead, 

 one tablespoonful of sulphate of zinc, four table- 

 spoonfuls of tincture of arnica and one quart of 

 water. Use this wash frequently, every hour or so, 

 during the first day. After that three or four ap- 

 plications will be sufficient. The sore should be 

 kept lower than the skin during the healing proc- 

 ess. If it tends to crowd up, apply a tiny bit as 

 much as you can place on a one-cent piece of 

 bichloride of mercury. This will assist in getting 

 an even heal and the skin will grow over, leaving 

 no blemish or swelling. 



Maggots in Wounds. If the wound has been 

 treated as suggested above there is no possibility of 

 any trouble from maggots. These come from a 

 lack of cleanliness and neglect. Of course, an 

 animal often gets a wound and the owner is not 

 aware of the mishap. Wounds, more or less in- 

 frequently treated, those made as the result of cas- 

 tration, occasionally get infected with maggots. 



When, for any cause, maggots are present, they 

 must be got rid of at once. A good plan is to use 

 chloroform, either by spraying or by throwing it in 

 the wound in small drops from a sponge. 



The danger from maggots can usually be 

 avoided if a mixture composed of one tablespoonful 

 of turpentine, three tablespoonfuls of tar and two 

 tablespoonfuls of lard or fish oil be smeared all 

 around the border of the wound. 



