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remove all foreign bodies, such as glass, dirt, thorns or splinters, but avoid using 

 very cold or hot water in doing so, having it about blood warm. If the cut pr 

 wound is superficial, the cleansing, pressing of the parts together and dressing 

 it with friars balsam or tincture of myrrh, applied with a small brush or feather, 

 will be all that is required, the using of these tinctures leaving on the wound a 

 protective covering of gum. If the lips of the wound will not meet, draw them 

 together with a few stitches, using a slightly curved suture needle and a silk 

 thread which should be waxed with beeswax to prevent absorption and its acting 

 as a seaton. Sewing up wounds is easy. Pass needle through the skin on one 

 side of the wound from the outside inward and then through the part of the 

 opposite lip from the inside outward, drawing the lips gently together, tie the 

 thread ic a double knot and cut ends off close. Do each stitch separately. If the 

 cut is a long one, use a pair of light cross^forceps to hold the lips together ahead 

 of where you are sewing, as a neater job can be made in. so doing. The stitches 

 should be about a half an inch apart as a rule. It is advisable to muzzle the dog 

 afterwards or keep on a light bandage to keep the dog from biting off the threads 

 and undoing the stitches with his mouth and tongue. The wound heals by 

 adhesion or granulation matter forming and great attention must now be paid to 

 keeping it clean so as to prevent putrification of exuding matter. * Constantly 

 wash away all discharge, sponging freely with 



Pure carbolic acid y 2 ounce 



Glycerine . 2 ounces 



With water to make a quart. Or the antiseptic prescription referred to below. 



In slight cuts in the legs or feet, all that is necessary is to wash well and 

 apply friars balsam. If severe and requiring bandaging, apply a piece of lint 

 under the bandage saturated with a mixture of friar's balsam and camphorated oil. 



The above is Dalziel's idea. Lately I have in such cases used Peroxyde of 

 Hydrogen and the antiseptic prescription given under heading of BITES with 

 very good results instead of the two remedies given above. Either Dalziel's or 

 my own will, however, do. In applying the Peroxyde of Hydrogen, just tip the 

 bottle up againsUJhe wound for a second, when you will see a white foaming or 

 bubbling discharge come from the sore. This should not be wiped off or allowerl 

 to remain on for over a minute or so, but removed then by a litle water squeezed 

 on it from a sponge or cloth. The antiseptic solution should not be put on until 

 the wound has been cleared from the effect of the Peroxygen treatment. Judgment 

 must be exercised as to length of time the wound is to be kept open and discharging* 

 the Peroxyde tending to dry or close it up. .^Closing it up too soon would be a 

 mistake, but as soon as the Peroxyde has extracted the poison, as shown by the 

 discharge of pus having stopped, then this can be discontinued and only the anti- 

 septic solution used until the wound closes and heals up. 



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CHOREA. Dalziel's treatise and treatment I herewith give in full, for it is 



eminently correct, judging by my own experience. It is a hard disease to cure, 

 but I have cured young dogs one to two years old. Read what Dalziel says, and 

 if you have a dog so afflicted, at least try to cure it. I never admit but what any 

 disease can be cured, or helped, and I try every remedy anyhow. Sergeant's 

 Condition Pills have cured cases in younger dogs for me, and as they always do 

 good and never harm, it is worth while trying, for you will be doing your dog 

 me good at least. There is not much, if any, pain in chorea, and I had a pug 

 tch three years old that had a chronic case of it, but yet she bred and raised a 



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