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occasioned great surprise to the owner and his servants. The severed 
muscles were bathed, and stitched together, with carbolised cat-gut sutures. 
A drainage tube smeared with ointment of carbolic acid, eucalyptus, iodoform 
and lard was inserted over the muscles ; and then the skin was stitched up 
-with medicated silk on the whole extent, with the exception of the lower 
part, through which the tube was left depending, to act as a draining orifice 
‘to this extensive and severe injury. The external surface of the wound was 
now covered over with a bundle of carbolised tow. The wound was then 
carefully bandaged up, so as to support the lower part ofthe disunited 
muscles. On the following day, the injury showed no alteration beyond 
slight swelling. The parts were dressed with a solution made of 
-carbolic acid, eucalyptus oil, a little tincture of opium and water, and the 
tube was re-dressed. On November 2oth, there was a little more swelling, 
which had broken several of the sutures in the skin. There was now some 
‘discharge externally. No fomentations were allowed, but the parts were 
dressed daily with the antiseptic ointment. The foal was one of great 
value, and had been entered for racing ; and consequently an attendant was 
-set aside to watch, and attend to him constantly. On November 21st, the 
‘skin sutures had all broken away, but the union of the muscles appeared to 
be quite firm. The pulse rose to 48 beats per minute, but the temperature 
always remained at its normal height. After this time, the parts were only 
dressed with the antiseptic ointment above mentioned. On November 24th, 
the union of the muscles was firmer, but the skin had separated about 
four-and-a-half inches. Much granulation tissue, otherwise called proud 
flesh, had now formed. On the 27th of November, the discharge had almost 
ceased, and on the 2nd of December, it had quite disappeared. The wound 
was healthy, and the skin wound was now only two inches long. On 
December 9th, the foal was liberated. Afterwards, the remaining tissues 
speedily grew together, and ultimately the animal made a perfect recovery. 
BRUSHING, SPEEDY CUTTING, SORE BACK, HARNESS 
GALLS. 
‘WE now propose to consider briefly the nature and methods of treating 
several forms of injury to special parts. The first kinds to which we have to 
draw attention are brushing and speedy cutting. Of these two unpleasant 
‘forms of self-inflicted injury, the latter is the most dangerous. 
By brushing we understand the wounding of the fetlock by the outer 
edge of the inner quarter of the shoe of the opposing leg. This injury is 
chiefly confined to the hind extremity. When the animal wounds the inner 
side of the fore leg immediately below the knee, by the agency of the 
opposing fore foot, the injury is termed a speedy cut. As might be expected, 
horses not uncommonly inflict a wound, at a point between the seats of these 
two injuries. In some cases of spinal disease, cutting is liable to be very 
severe indeed. In such instances the injury is inflicted by the whole of the 
hoof, and not only by the tip of the shoe. 
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