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the perchloride pad can be replaced by a pad of boracic 

 cotton-wool. 



Sjpear Wounds. — These are awkward things to deal with. 

 When the bleeding is controlled, cold water irrigation is a 

 first-rate thing, and in the jungle a chattie and string can 

 always be rigged up. Put a little permanganate of potash 

 in the water. An enamelled douche with long rubber 

 tubing is still better. After two hours' irrigation, syringe 

 out with perchloride solution and apply perchloride pad. 



Pig-cut Wounds. — Such wounds should be treated in the 

 same way, except when iodine can be used conveniently. 



Both spear wounds and pig-cuts are liable to be followed 

 by tetanus, especially in the case of deep punctures ; under 

 which circumstance the horse ought to have a dose of 

 antitetanic serum injected as soon as possible. 



Stake and Thorn Wounds of the Foot. — In these every 

 precaution should be taken that the stake or thorn is 

 entirely removed and no piece allowed to remain in the 

 wound. Subsequent treatment is simple. Iodine, carbolic 

 1 in 20, perchloride 1 in 500, is usually sufficient unless 

 a joint is injured. Cover the wound with boracic cotton- 

 wool, kept in position by a piece of wood, or thin hoop 

 iron, under the shoe from side to side. 



Fever. — Keep in the shade and feed on bran. 



If 102° or over, give magnesium sulphate (Epsom-salt) 

 8 ounces, and water 1 quart. Dissolve the salt in warm 

 water and allow to cool. Follow with : liquor ammonia 

 acetatis, J ounce ; spirits ammonia aromaticus, 1 ounce ; 

 water 1 pint, every four hours until the fever subsides, 

 or until the case is seen professionally. 



Colic. — Give at once powdered chloral hydrate, 1 ounce, 

 in water, 1 pint. Follow by 1 pint of linseed oil and 1\ 

 ounces of turpentine. Let the animal have a good bed of 

 grass and let him lie down. He may be walked about 

 occasionally, but on no account must he be trotted nor 

 kept on his legs for a long period under compulsion. 



If the pain shows no sign of abating in about two hours, 

 give another draught of chloral hydrate. Strong friction 

 to the abdomen with whisps of grass often gives relief and 



