472 WOUNDS AND INJUfilES. 



attendant upon the animal will be fully competent to judge 

 upon, should determine how far exercise may be resorted to. 



Treatment or Punctured Wounds.- -This variety of 

 wound, as T have previously stated, is the most dangerous of 

 all others. They are so, says Drtiitt in his valuable work on 

 surgery,— 



" 1st. — Because from their depth they are liable to implicate 

 blood-vessels, nerves, viscera, and other deep-seated parts of 

 importance. 



" 2nd. — Because the parts which they traverse are stretched 

 and torn, and consequently are disposed to inflame and suppurate. 



" 3rd. — Because matter when formed has no free exit, and 

 is liable to burrow extensively. 



"4th. — Because foreign bodies may be carried into great 

 depths without being suspected, and create long continued 

 irritation. 



"5th. — Because they are most liable to be followed by 

 Tetanus." 



The locality in which the puncture may occur, will, to a 

 considerable extent, determine the course to be pursued. 

 Should the puncture be inflicted within a fleshy part, pass a 

 small director, if possible, to the bottom of the wound, and 

 then with a straight probe-pointed bistoury cut it freely open. 

 Make it, in fact, an open wound. The danger will thereby 

 become lessened to some extent, and the whole will be exposed 

 to view. After the wound is laid open, carefully remove either 

 with the forceps or the large syringe any foreign matter which 

 may be observed : after which leave it alone for some time ; 

 then apply a few twisted sutures, and treat the wound according 

 to the rules already laid down. Dress with the Calendula lotion 

 give Arnica internally, and keep the animal upon a cooling diet . 



