146 THE VETERINARY DOCTOR. 
several days previous, but should not be starved. Horses that have been in 
training or have been high-fed should rest several weeks previously, their 
food being gradually reduced. The disorders arising from castration 
should be treated by the veterinary surgeon, though the following directions 
can be profitably followed by the general reader: 
TREATMENT.—Should the bleeding be considerable, bathe the part 
freely in extract of hamamelis every half-hour until the bleeding stops, then 
three times a day until the parts are wholly healed. If the sheath be 
swollen, it will usually resume its normal condition without treatment; but 
if it should not, and the parts become inflamed and tender, with signs of 
general fever, give aconite every few hours. If much laceration has taken 
place, bathe the parts three times daily with a lotion of a tablespoonful of 
tincture of arnica to a pint of water. If lock-jaw, fistula or peritonitis re- 
suit from castration, use the treatment for these as given before. 
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