On the other hand, in surgical 

 wounds of an already infected charac- 

 ter in which primary union would be 

 out of the question, the application of 

 pure tincture of iodine, in liberal 

 amounts, can not be too highly en- 

 dorsed. 



The latter statement applies, with 

 even greater force, to all wounds of an 

 accidental character in the fleshy por- 

 tions of the anatomy. 



It is also the practice of many veteri- 

 nary surgeons to apply pure tincture ot 

 iodine to the wound after the sutures 

 have been put into place. This is a 

 very satisfactory practice, if the paint- 

 ing is done gently and not too freely. 

 An excess of the tincture of iodine — 

 if the wound edges have not been co- 

 apted perfectly — may result in cause 

 for stitch abscess when a considerable 

 amount of the iodine becomes pocketed 

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