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VETERINARY SURGICAL OPERATIONS 



The operation being completed, the field is rinsed off by 

 flushing with the sterilized antiseptic solution, and then, 

 after drying, it is dusted liberally with iodoform, iodoform- 

 ether mixture, or preferably iodine crystals dissolved in 

 ether. The latter mixture leaves a thick coating of pure 

 iodine over the whole field after the ether evaporates, and 

 besides the iodine is carried into every recess. A piece of dry 

 sterilized cotton is neatly fitted into the semi-circular space 

 and then a larger piece enveloped around the whole foot, 

 after which the tar bandag*es are applied so as to cover the 

 entire pastern and hoof. In order to at least partly control 

 bleeding the bandages should be drawn fairly taut. 



Fig. 158— Third Step of Bayer's Operation for Quittor. 

 The Cartilage Resected. 



AFTER-CARE. — The horse is given the freedom of a 

 loose box, well bedded and clean, and the bandage is not 

 removed until the ninth or tenth day, at which time the 

 sutures are removed and the wound given a good sprinkling 

 of iodoform. The subsequent attention must be governed 

 by the condition of the wound. If there are no signs of sep- 

 sis the reapplication of an aseptic dressing of cotton and ban- 

 dages will be sufficient attention for several days more, but 

 the error of applying dressings of doubtful purity must be 

 carefully guarded against at this time, and until the eight- 

 eenth to the twentieth day has past, after which there is little 

 danger from infection of extraneous origin, 



