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Petit, R.A.M.C., and I offer them your thanks and 

 my own. 



I will deal with the nobler animal first. 





HORSES 



Wounds, sprains, fever, and occasionally colic, 

 are the chief ailments for which you will have to 

 treat your horses when out pig-sticking. 



I must have treated a very large number of 

 wounds myself, but I cannot describe any one 

 case that would give you any particular informa- 

 tion. If you hunt much, you must expect pig- 

 cuts of every sort, from a mere snick to a gash 

 that may have ripped a horse's abdomen half 

 open. In a bad case never move your horse ; 

 camp alongside of him, and wait there, doing 

 whatever you can until professional aid can 

 come. 



I used to be very keen on strong carbolic and 

 iodoform for man and beast, but would never dream 

 of using them now. I much prefer per chloride of 

 mercury and iodine. I treated a pet dog of a lady 

 friend of mine with strong carbolic : it died out of 

 hand. 



The recoveries that are made are marvellous. 

 I have only once seen a horse bleed to death. This 

 was a horse of Colonel Lang's, 5th Cavalry, who 

 had the big artery inside the thigh severely cut by a 

 spear when after a hyaena. If you have learnt 

 to stop bleeding quickly you have mastered a 

 valuable accomplishment. I have very seldom 

 seen a horse die from his wounds, except with 

 panther. I remember we had three horses mauled 

 by one panther; of these Mackenzie's alone recovered. 



