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VETEEINAKY MEDICINE AND 8UEGKKY, 



The material used for the support should extend from the forelegs 

 to just ill front of the sheath in males. 



If the stall is floored, get posts which will fit snugly between the floor 

 'and the ceiling, and nail them firmly at top and bottom. The horizontal 

 bars may be tied securely to these uprights, a slight notch in the up • 

 rights will insure against slipping. 



Bandages are often useful in veterinary practice to retain poultices, 

 or blisters upon particular parts of the body, and also to protect a 

 wounded part. They are not always easy to adjust, and a variety of 

 methods are therefore given here to aid the inexperienced. 



Fig. 36 shows the customary method of applying a roller bandage, 

 with which all professional men are familiar. 



Fig. 37 indicates a way of fixing a bandage upon the forehead. 



Fig. 37. 

 Bandage for the forehead. 



Fig. 36. 

 Applying the roller bandage to the leg. 



Fig. 38 is useful in cases where the eye is affected in any manner; 

 At the top a hole is cut through which one ear is thrust, while the bands 

 tie under the opposite one. 



Fig. 39 is formed of a piece of muslin cut twice as wide at the top 

 as at the bottom, and affixed as shown. It is useful in poulticing or blis- 

 tering on the under side of the jaw. 



Fig. 40 shows a bandage for the front of the throat. 



