As in the case of a surgical incision 

 area, so also here, the parts to which 

 the application is made must be per- 

 fectly dry. 



2. The Use of Iodine as an Ad- 

 junct TO Internal Medication 

 IN THE Correction of Acute 

 Pathological Conditions. 



Iodine preparations of various forms 

 are very commonly used topically as an 

 an adjunctive treatment to internal 

 medication in the treatment of a num- 

 ber of acute pathological conditions in 

 veterinary patients. The object in 

 adding local iodine applications to the 

 handling of such conditions is varied. 

 In some cases, the object of the prac- 

 titioner is to hasten the correction of 

 certain well-marked local manifesta- 

 tions of the disease with which the pati- 

 ent is afflicted. In other instances, the 

 aim of the practitioner is toward the 

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