58 CANINE AND FELINE SURGERY 



Bandagfing. 



It is sometimes necessarj' to bandage a wound, and 

 different forms of bandages are used for different parts of 

 the body. For the hmbs an ordinary roll bandage, either 

 broad or narrow, is suitable. Tape forms one of the best 

 materials for a narrow bandage, especially \\-hen a wound of 

 the digits has to be attended to, and it can be purchased in 

 different ^\•idths. For the hoA\ the roller bandage, especially 

 a broad one, is again useful, and if inclined to slip over the 

 hind-quarters it must be attached to a collar placed round 

 the neck. 



A convenient body bandage can be made out of a broad 

 piece of linen b}' cutting holes through \\hich the legs are 

 passed, and sewing up or tying the edges with tapes along the 

 centre of the back. Holes are made in the neighbourhood of 

 the penis or vagina and anus in order to prevent soiling, and 

 pleats are taken in where requisite in order to make it com- 

 fortable and fit tight to the bod}'. 



For the ears a manj'-tailed bandage is useful ; it is readily 

 made b}' taking a piece of linen of sufficient size to cover the 

 head and ears, tearing or cutting it at the edges (or affixing 

 tapes), and t}'ing each opposite end underneath the neck or 

 jaw (Fig. 53). 



