ROARING IN HORSES. d^, 



order to permit the free action of respiration, 

 the threads of the middle suture of each lip, 

 kept long, are knotted moderately tight to 

 the upper border of the neck. They keep 

 the wound open and prevent the edges touch- 

 ing together during inspiration. The third 

 or fourth day these threads are cut, and the 

 sutures removed. 



The further treatment consists In cleaning 

 the outside wound three times daily, with an 

 antiseptic solution (carbolic acid, corrosive 

 sublimate, or cresyl), without in the least 

 interfering with the intra-laryngeal wound, 

 the regular repair of which is the necessary 

 condition of success. Both cicatrise rapidly 

 enough. The first Is generally entirely closed 

 by the end of a month. 



It has been recommended to give the 

 animal nothing but hay and water for the 



