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tissue ; hence the process of suppuration should bo checked as 

 nuich as practicable. Unless dirt is seen to have gained entrance 

 into the wound, the part should not be \yaslied. If bathing be 

 imperative, it would be well to use one of the antiseptic solutions 

 given oil p. 67. There is no good in using sutures (stitches). A 

 high-heeled shoe (Fig. 4, p. 27) will be useful for keeping the 



Fig. 36 — Kenioval of horn near coronet, after over- 

 reach on quarter of hoof. 



back tendons at rest. If the wound be very serious, the animal 

 may be put in slings arjd may be bedded down with sawdust, so 

 that he may readily place his foot in any easy position. Tn 

 treating the wound, dust it freely over with tannoform or iodo- 

 form ; cover with four or five thicknesses of antiseptic cotton- 

 wool, and apply cotton wadding and a calico bandage, as in a 

 case of sprain (p. 44), with evenly distributed and judiciously 

 regulated piressure. No possible harm can ensue from the presence 

 of the cotton wadding bandage unless it be put on too tightly, 



