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mence at the bottom, extending outwards; the parts must be 

 kept clean, and daily injections with some mild antiseptic solu- 

 tion will be found to promote the process of healing and prevent 

 danger of septic infection, to which this class of wound is 

 <?specially liable. 



IvAcerated or Corn Qlounds. 

 Remove all the torn, hanging shreds of tissue and wash out 

 the parts with some antiseptic solution, then dress daily with 

 some powder such as calomel and bismuth, or 



Take. Boracic acid 1 ounce 



Iodoform 1 drachm 



Powdered chalk 2 ounces 



Mix and dust over the parts once or twice daily. 



A lacerated wound heals by granulation. At times these 

 become excessive, projecting above the surface and bleeding 

 very readily. These should be reduced by touching lightly 

 with lunar caustic or sprinkled over with burnt alum. 

 Contused or Bruised KClounds. 



A bruised or contused wound is rarely met with in sheep, 

 .excepting those which have been shipped to the market in over- 

 loaded cars and getting down are trampled upon. The treat- 

 ment when applied consists in removing the inflammation by 

 means of hot fomentations and dressing the parts with some 

 cooling agent, such as the White lotion. 



Bruises. 



The sheep in the pasture or feeding lot rarely becomes 

 bruised owing to the protection afforded by its fleece. Sheep 

 which are shipped on railroad cars, from overcrowding, are often 

 trampled on and bruised, the treatment for which is the same as 

 that prescribed for contused wounds. 



