DOGS. 



The simple wound that is brought together with stitches 

 will probably heal without trouble, but in the event of a red, 

 thin, and therefore unhealthy discharge, a little Elliman's may 

 be introduced into the wound, which will help to promote 

 healthy action. 



Lacerated wounds may be caused by the bites of other 

 animals, or by dogs getting hung up in wire fences and 

 machinery, and in various other ways. Such wounds should be 

 cleansed of all impurities with a simple disinfectant, or for this 

 purpose some Elliman's mixed in the proportion of a wine glass 

 to a quart of water. The lips of the wound are to be brought 

 together as near as possible, and no torn skin or lacerated 

 muscle should be cut away. 



Never excise any skin until quite sure that it is injurious 

 to the progress of the wound. This cannot be ascertained at the 

 time of the accident. 



A light dressing of the Elliman's may be necessary if the 

 wound seems to make no progress. Healthy granulation is 

 what is wanted in wounds of this class, and the Elliman's will 

 bring it about. 



Contused wounds are such as result from a heavy blow that 

 at the same time ruptures the tissues. The actual breach may 

 not be large, but the crushing effect is prejudicial to recovery. 



In the majority of cases, it is well to use the Elliman's freely 

 all round the neighbourhood of the orifice, to disperse the 

 congealed blood and induce circulation in the parts, before local 

 death or sloughing takes place. In some instances this is 

 inevitable from the first. 



The Elliman's will still be a suitable remedy, because it brings 

 power to the surrounding sound tissues to cast off the slough. 



Disease germs cannot, by its use, get to a wound to poison it. 



Although the Embrocation contains no poison, it is not 

 desirable that dogs should lick it, as the tongue may get sore 

 with too frequent attention, such as dogs will bestow on a 

 wound. (See Methods of Restraint, page 114.) Punctured 

 wounds (see Bites, page 89) are not specially dangerous to dogs. 



