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ones, and in birds, pigs and dogs, and in tlie more vasculai 

 parts of the larger animals, will often heal by adhesion. 

 Should they fail to do so, they ought to be stitched together, 

 not too closely, and allowed to heal by granulation. Parts 

 that are absolutely dead may be removed, but none that 

 continue to show signs of life, and above aU, no skin that 

 can possibly be saved. 



Poisoned wounds should be promptly cauterized (See 

 Canine madness, Malignant anthrax. Lymphangitis). Sub- 

 ciitaneous loounds, in which the deeper parts are injured 

 with little or no breach of the skin, mostly heal satisfac- 

 torily, and the main object should be to secure a suitable 

 position of the part, lest distortion should occur from 

 undue contraction or extension of the structures in healing. 

 For wounds that have resulted m fistula, see poll evil, fist- 

 ulous mitliers and quittor. Whenever a foreign body is 

 lodged in a wound it should be removed because of its 

 tendency to c&vi&e fistula, especially in horses. 



BURNS AND SCALDS. 



The gravity of these wiU vary much according to their 

 extent and depth. The treatment of the more severe 

 is rarely desirable in the lower animals, because of the 

 danger of fatal results from internal complications; or of 

 ruinous distortions from the contraction of cicatrices. 

 For shght bums apply cold water, Goulard water, water 

 perceptibly sweetened with carbolic acid or flavored with 

 oil of turpentine, keeping this up until the violent pain 

 and inflammation have subsided. Success attends the 

 exclusion of air by covering the part thickly with flour or 

 cotton wool until irritation is past. The same end is 

 gained by bathing the bum with oil of turpentine and 

 afterward covering with resin ointment. When large 

 blisters have formed, puncture with a needle and smooth 

 down the cuticle on the skin by gentle pressure, following 

 up with the soothing measures already recommended. 

 When the skin is still more deeply burned and sloughing 



