3S4 THE MANAGKMENT AND DISEASES OF THE DOG. 



Dislocations should always be reduced under chloroform, 

 both for humanity's sake, and the greater ease with which, 

 during anassthesia, it can be accomplished. 



WOUNDS. 



I Shall divide these into incised, lacerated, punctured, and 

 contused, as these four kinds are most commonly met with in 

 the dog. 



Incised wounds are clean cut, like those produced in sur- 

 gical operations, or from sharp-edged substances. 



Lacerated are those in which the tissues are torn asunder. 



Punctured, those produced by stabs or pricks. 



Contused, by bruising or crushing. 



To repair a wound, it is necessary that a process of what is 

 termed " healing " should be gone through, and this process 

 is accomplished in one of the following ways : 



A. First Intention; i.e., immediate reunion of the parts, 

 without the formation of new material. 



"Q. Adhesive Inflammation ; or the exudation of lymph on 

 both cut surfaces. 



C. Granulation ; or the formation of small masses of new 

 flesh, over which a secretion of pus is continually poured. 



D. Scabbing or crusting; a covering formed by nature of 

 dried exuded matter on the raw surface, as pus, blood, or 



. lymph, mingled generally with dirt or dust. 



The final result of either process is a scar or cicatrix, vary- 

 ing in character and dimensions according to the method by 

 which the wound is healed. In our hairy-coated patients, this 

 is not of so much moment as it is on uncovered human 

 skin. 



Incised wounds are generally most amenable to treatment. 

 In those recently inflicted it is always advisable, if possible 

 (unless there are diseased deep-seated structures), to obtain 

 union by the first intention. To effect this, after the wound 



