DISLOCATIONS AND WOUNDS. 



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Fie. 1146.— Many-tailed Bandage. 



When the glue is dry, the strips are brought forward and tied over 

 the wound, the edges of which are drawn together by this means. 

 Lacerated wounds from dog bites should be cauterized. 

 Punctured Wounds. 

 —Considerable skill is 

 required in the treat- 

 ment of these. They 

 •are deceptive, for it is 

 often difficult to deter- 

 mine their extent, or 

 what fqreign substances 

 may be left in the 

 wound. They should 

 always be carefully ex- 

 amined, but the probe 

 can be used with safety 

 only by a surgeon. The free discharge of pus must be secured, 

 and such a wound should heal from the bottom) else a deep-seated 

 abscess may result. 



Contused Wounds.— If these are slight, nature will effect a 

 cure unaided. They are best treated by poultices and fomentations. 

 Liniments of camphor or ammonia, are useful to hasten the restora- 

 tion of vascular action. 



In all classes of wounds there is a certain amount of inflamma- 

 tory action, and consequent fever. This is boat counteracted by 

 mild aperients, a nourishing but unstimulating diet, and quietude. 



Cleanliness, Disinfection, and Ventilation. 



In the treatment of disease among animals, proper sanitary 

 measures are efficient agents in checking or preventing the, spread 

 of contagion, alleviating suffering, and promoting a cure. These 

 measures consist of cleanliness, ventilation, and disinfection. 



Cleanliness limits the liability to attacks of disease, and arrests 

 the progress of contagion. Good ventilation provides an abundance 

 of pure air. This, so to speak, dilutes contagious matters, and 

 weakens their action. Ill-ventilated buildings deprive the system 

 of pure air, which is essential to a condition of health, and an effi- 

 cient agent in promoting convalescence. 



Disinfection consists in neutralizing or destroying contagious 



matter, by subjecting it to a chemical change. Such matter prob- 



> ably exists in two forms or conditions, the aeriform, or gaseous, and 



the solid. The first form is that thrown off by the lungs and skin, 



