80 WOUNDS, &C. 



sponge or lint be found sufficient. The edges or lips of the 

 wound should afterwards be stitched, or drawn close together 

 with adhesive plaister cut into slips long enough to extend three 

 or four inches on each side the number of slips must of course 

 be regulated by the size of the wound : plenty of lint or soft 

 rag should be laid on, over which a roller or bandage must be 

 applied to confine the dressing, which should not be removed 

 for four or five days. The wound should afterwards be dressed 

 with Turner s cerate sparingly spread on rag, and the bandage 

 as before, and great caution used not to remove the adhesive 

 plaister till the third or fourth dressing. A table spoonful of 

 syrup of buckthorn may be occasionally given to keep the ani- 

 mal's bowels open : and he must be muzzled or otherwise so 

 secured as to prevent his tearing away or disturbing the band- 

 age. 



Contused wounds are more painful than incised ; always 

 swelled, ragged, and not attended with much haemorrhage or flow 

 of blood : no attempt should be made to bring the edges toge- 

 ther, but a cold poultice applied, made with oatmeal and the 

 following lotion : 



Goulard's extract of lead, one dram 



vinegar, two ounces 



water, one pint 



the poultice should extend over the swelled parts surrounding 

 the wound, and be renewed three of four times during the day. 

 When the wound begins to suppurate or discharge, unaccom- 

 panied with blood, the cold poultice should be changed for a 

 warm one, consisting of oatmeal and water in which there is a 

 little grease, and renewed three times a day as warm as the dog 

 can bear it. In a few days the matter will be completely dis- 

 charged, when the wound should be dressed daily with yellovr 

 basilicon spread on rag, and a long roller applied tightly over. 



N; B. Whenever fungus or proud flesh appears, it should 

 be touched with blue stone. 



