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of its harmless nature, knowing that the most 

 trifling wounds are occasionally followed by death. 

 Punctured wounds should be syringed out with 

 some antiseptic solution night and morning, but 

 to probe a wound is not judicious treatment. The 

 situation of a wound has an important bearing upon 

 the ultimate results; for instance, a penetrating 

 wound of the chest or belly, or of the cranial cavity, 

 is very liable to set up inflammation of the lungs, 

 bowels or brain, and a septic inflammation of this 

 kind generally leads to death. Wounds about the 

 feet, eyelids and ears are very common and must 

 be treated in accordance with their severity. If 

 the feet are cut, first of all cleanse the wound and 

 dress with boracic acid ointment spread on lint, or 

 with carbolic oil, eucalyptus liniment, or some other 

 antiseptic; put a piece of linen over the foot, pad 

 with tow or cotton wool, and maintain the dressing 

 in position by means of a bandage. Rest and clean- 

 liness are two essentials in the management of 

 wounds about the feet. For superficial wounds, 

 Friar's balsam, or styptic collodion painted on, are 

 suitable applications. Wounds in the region of the 

 eyelids, especially if involving the cartilage of the 

 lids, are necessarily associated with ophthalmia, 

 and this in its turn will lead to opaci^ of the cornea 

 or partial blindness. It is customary for veterinary 

 surgeons to either sew or pin up wounds in this region, 



