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egg or gum may be used instead. As a rule it is 

 advisable to put on a dry bandage first and then 

 the supporting bandage. Plaster of Paris bandages 

 are made by taking an ordinary bandage, smearing 

 the whole of it with dry plaster of Paris, afterwards 

 rolling it up tightly. When required for use, soak 

 it for a minute or two in water, apply, and adjust 

 to the limb. 



Dislocations 



A dislocated joint is one in which the bones enter- 

 ing into the formation of the joint are temporarily 

 displaced from the normal position. Accidents of 

 this nature are not of very frequent occurrence 

 amongst dogs, and when a dislocation does occur 

 it is either the shoulder, elbow or stifle joint that is 

 the seat of such injury, but it must be understood 

 that any joint may be dislocated; perhaps the 

 commonest of all is dislocation of the elbow joint, 

 in which the ulna slips out of its normal position, 

 but is capable of easy replacement, being neverthe- 

 less of a recurrent nature. When a dislocation is 

 allowed to remain in existence for weeks, or even 

 months, the ligamentous structures of the joint, etc., 

 become stretched, and there is a tendency for the 

 dislocation to become permanent. To reduce a 

 dislocation means the replacement of the bones 



