WOUNDS AND THEIR TREATMENT 6l 



of mercury and three tablespoonfuls of lard. Wash 

 occasionally, using the chloride of zinc solution. 



Leg Wounds. — Cleanse the wound with a wash 

 composed of one tablespoonful of acetate of lead, 

 one tablespoonful of sulphate of zinc, four table- 

 spoonfuls of tincture of arnica and one quart of 

 water. Use this wash frequently, every hour or so, 

 during the first day. After that three or four ap- 

 plications will be sufficient. The sore should be 

 kept lower than the skin during the healing proc- 

 ess. If it tends to crowd up, apply a tiny bit — as 

 much as you can place on a one-cent piece — of 

 bichloride of mercury. This will assist in getting 

 an even heal and the skin will grow over, leaving 

 no blemish or swelling. 



Maggots in Wounds. — If the wound has been 

 treated as suggested above there is no possibility of 

 any trouble from maggots. These come from a 

 lack of cleanliness and neglect. Of course, an 

 animal often gets a wound and the owner is not 

 aware of the mishap. Wounds, more or less in- 

 frequently treated, those made as the result of cas- 

 tration, occasionally get infected with maggots. 



When, for any cause, maggots are present, they 

 must be got rid of at once. A good plan is to use 

 chloroform, either by spraying or by throwing it in 

 the wound in small drops from a sponge. 



The danger from maggots can usually be 

 avoided if a mixture composed of one tablespoonful 

 of turpentine, three tablespoonfuls of tar and two 

 tablespoonfuls of lard or fish oil be smeared all 

 around the border of the wound. 



