120 WOUNDS AND BRUISES. 



TREATMENT.— Keep the animal " low," by giving him Epsom 

 salts (p. 621) and green food. Bathe the part frequently with 

 warm water, and support the testicles with an improvised sus- 

 pensory bandage, adjusted over his croup. The injured testicle or 

 testicles can be smeared over every day with an ointment composed 

 of equal parts of glycerine and extract of belladonna, or painted 

 over with iodine liniment. If an abscess forms, it should be 

 opened with a knife, and treated antiseptically (p. 67). If serum 

 accumulates, it should be let out, by puncturing the skin, previous 

 to doing which, the testicle should be lifted up, so that it may not 

 be wounded. In severe cases, give ^ oz. iodide of potassium daily 

 in the drinking water. 



