154 POULTICES. 



"Without further aid and security to the poultice, however, 

 the means as above described will not prove adequate. To 

 apply the poultice, and afterwards fix it to the neck, proceed 

 as follows : — 



Turn the patient round in the stall, remove the head collar, 

 then, by the aid of an assistant, place the poultice cloth in 

 position ; tie it closely and securely at its lower end, and lightly 

 at its upper end behind the ears ; then, with the hand, or by 

 the aid of a large wooden spoon, place the poultice within the 

 poultice canvass, between the neck and the jaws ; and when 

 sufficient is added, gather the sides of the poultice canvass into 

 folds, and by means of a large curved needle, and some broad 

 tape, sew the folds of one side to those of the other by passing 

 the needle and tape from one side to the other over the neck ; 

 then take a common halter, having a throat strap attached, put 

 the halter upon the head of the animal, draw it close to the 

 poultice cloth at its lower end, and tie a knot around the noose 

 of the halter ; then buckle the throat strap well up, so as to 

 afford firm support to the poultice at the throat. By tying a 

 ■knot close to the noose of the halter, the poultice will be 

 upheld to the jaws, and its escape prevented from the bottom 

 of the canvass. 



Should the halter and its neck strap be insufficient to hold 

 the poultice close to the neck and jaws, (and when it is neces- 

 sary to apply a poultice to these parts, it wUl not prove of 

 service unless so secured), pass a long, broad, woollen bandage 

 several times around the neck and the poultice cloth, and secure 

 its ends at the back of the ears. By this means the poultice 

 will be held firmly and effectually to the surface of the parts 

 diseased; and in consequece of the additional covering, the 

 heat and the moisture of the mass within will be longer 

 retained, and the efficiency of the remedy ensured. 



