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fectant, and lancing with a clean knife, care being taken 
to reach the bottom of the pocket. The wound should 
then be washed with disinfecting solution, such as ordinary 
sheep dip, and the animals kept in a clean, dry pen. A 
little attention should be given to the wound that it does 
not become infected again, the abrasion in the skin being 
kept open until the tissues below have healed. In the 
case of larger ulcers, it is usually best to have a veterinarian 
Fic. 39. — Tools for Minor Operations. 
remove them, since a considerable amount of abnormal 
tissue ordinarily must be dressed out, and the layman 
is not always able to discriminate between the abnormal 
and the natural tissues. 
CLIPPING LITTLE PIGS’ TUSKS 
Another frequent cause of ulcers on the bellies of sows 
suckling pigs is the wounds inflicted by the tusks of 
small pigs. In the efforts of two or more pigs to acquire 
the same teat, it not infrequently happens that one pig 
in attempting to bite another, inflicts a wound on the 
