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fectant, and lancing with a clean knife, care being taken 

 to reach the bottom of the pocket. The wound should 

 then be washed with disinfecting solution, such as ordinary 

 sheep dip, and the animals kept in a clean, dry pen. A 

 little attention should be given to the wound that it does 

 not become infected again, the abrasion in the skin being 

 kept open until the tissues below have healed. In the 

 case of larger ulcers, it is usually best to have a veterinarian 



Fig. 39. — Tools for Minor Operations. 



remove them, since a considerable amount of abnormal 

 tissue ordinarily must be dressed out, and the layman 

 is not always able to discriminate between the abnormal 

 and the natural tissues. 



CLIPPING LITTLE PIGS' TUSKS 



Another frequent cause of ulcers on the bellies of sows 

 suckling pigs is the wounds inflicted by the tusks of 

 small pigs. In the efforts of two or more pigs to acquire 

 the same teat, it not infrequently happens that one pig 

 in attempting to bite another, inflicts a wound on the 



