56 HORSES. 



CUTS, 



Simple wounds in which there is no reason to suspect the 

 presence of grit, or foreign matter of any other kind, are best 

 treated by dabbing the part with Elliman's, diluted with an 

 equal quantity of water. 



A clean incised wound may require some mechanical means 

 of keeping the edges together. Any serious wound should 

 have the services of a veterinary surgeon, but, failing to obtain 

 professional assistance, the edges may be brought together by 

 stout pins filed on three sides to make them penetrate the tough 

 skin of the horse. Around these, tow or thread may be wound 

 in the form of a figure 8. 



A wound sufficiently large to require sutures or pins will not 

 be likely to heal by adhesion, and it is well to dilute the 

 Elliman's as recommended at pages 37 and 38 for "Broken 

 Knees," so as to keep out germs while the slower process of 

 granulation fills up the wound and unites the skin by a scar. 



TORN AND LACERATED WOUNDS. 



These can never heal by the simple process of adhesion ; 

 they must be repaired in another way. A veterinary surgeon 

 should be employed. 



A light dressing of Elliman's will be good treatment until 

 skilled aid can be obtained. It has already been stated that the 

 Elliman's is a germicide, and prevents the invasion of microbes. 

 If assistance is unobtainable, then the directions given in 

 connection wdth incised wounds {see above) should be carried out 

 as far as possible, bringing the edges of the skin as nearly 

 together as may be, but avoiding any strain on the soft parts. 

 Allowance should be made for the swelling that will be sure to 

 follow. Stitches too tight will tear out. In hot countries, where 

 flies abound, the wound should be covered lightly, and shade 

 secured, A dark stable is preferable, inasmuch as flies will not 



stay in it. 



PUNCTURED WOUNDS* 



A small punctured wound is more to be feared than a large 

 incised one. Although it will often heal by first intention, it is 



