CARE OF LIVESTOCK 



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charge of pus the old bandage and, poultice material should be burned 

 so as to prevent infection. A poultice should be changed, or freshened 

 with hot water, at intervals of tw6"br three hours. Mixing a poultice 

 with Conkey's Nox-i-cide Dip and Disinfectant solution instead of water, pre- 

 vents'^souring and also makes the poultice an antiseptic dressing. The 

 best poultice for ordinary veterinary use is bran mixed to a paste with 

 Conkey's Hoof Remedy according to simple directions. 



Po tfe rn J 



"Pooltiet Boot-/ 



Pads and Poultices as adjusted Pattern for a "Many-Tail" Bandage 



In poulticing the foot it is usually most convenient to use a poultice 

 boot, as shown in the cut. This is simply a bag of stout sack cloth or 

 other strong cloth, coming up high enough to tie above the fetlock. It 

 can be filled with the poultice material and applied very conveniently. 

 For throat, leg and various parts of the body the most useful bandage is 

 what is called the many-tail pattern, which is simply a strip of cloth 

 slashed into ends convenient for tieing. 



FOMENTATIONS These are local applications of hot water from 

 twenty minutes to a half hour at a time. The hot 



water is applied as hot as can be comfortably borne, and the temperature 

 kept up by adding hot water as it cools. Apply with sponges, cloths, or 

 with the hands, and keep up a gentle rubbing while applying. Two or 

 three times a day is the usual rule. Fomentations are generally used to 

 relieve acute pain and swelling from rheumatism, injuries, and other irrita- 

 tion. Cold water is excellent to relieve inflammation and congestion. It 

 can be applied with wet cloths or the part can be irrigated by letting cold 

 water drip upon it. 



HEALING These may be antiseptic cleansing lotions, such as Nox-i-cide 

 AGENTS solution; or soothing applications, such as Conkey's Pain 

 Lotion; or salves or ointments, such as Conkey's Healing 

 Salve; or astringent dry dressings, such as Conkey's Healing Powder. The 

 important thing in every case is to secure asepsis, that is, kill the germs 

 of infection, so that the cell-tissue can repair itself without interference. 

 If there is much pain in the part to be dressed, Conkev's Pain Lotion 



