98 ANTISEPTIC TREATMENT OF WOUNDS. 
the plantar cushion and wall to prevent an infection of the 
wound from behind. 
No matter whether the bandage covers the pastern joint or 
only reaches the pastern, or whether the covering iron is used, 
in every case I have the bandage moistened with sublimate 
water two to three times daily, during the first six days, one- 
half per cent., and after this, provided the course is normal, 
only once daily. 
If these instructions are carried out precisely,the wound, as a 
rule, heals after six weeks, and the patient can resume his 
work. The only evil that cannot be prevented by antisepsis, is 
that, in some instances, (it is by no means the rule), a painful- 
ness is left in the new cicatricial tissue. In this case neurectomy 
is indicated, as I formerly stated when discussing neurectomy. 
I perform neurectomy in all cases of nail prick when, 
after the wound is healed, a painfulness, without any appear- 
ances of inflammation (such as can be recognized, or the miss- 
ing of an increased artery pulsation) is present. 
SEPTIC INFLAMMATION OF THE SOFT PARTS. OF THE 
HOOF IN THE REGION OF THE SENSITIVE LAM- 
INA, PLANTAR CUSHION, FROG AND SOLE 
7 OF THE LEFT FRONT FOOT. 
At the request of the owner a bar shoe was put on a horse’s 
foot. Shortly afterwards the horse commenced to go lame. 
An examination showed a severe inflammation of the parts 
mentioned in the heading. Cooling bandages did not improve 
it any. In the course of two days the corresponding horn 
parts commenced to get loose, so that to check this process an 
-operation had to be resorted to. The indications for the treat- 
ment, therefore, were simply as follows: 
1.—Removal of all horny portions as far as they covered 
any infected soft parts. 
2.—Reducing as much as possible all infected, that is, ne- 
crotic hoof matrix. 
3.—Careful disinfection of all wounds. 
