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ton will do very well, but there should be no unnecessary rub- 

 bing. 



Healing wounds vary greatly in appearance. The wound that 

 is called "healthy" or that is doing well has been described 

 under "Healing by granulation." Wounds that are "un- 

 healthy" or not doing well may be either pale, or dark with 

 considerable heat, or show large, soft and dark granulations 

 (proud flesh). When repair has apparently ceased and there 

 is no progress toward healing, we say the wound is indolent. 



The so-called proud flesh or bad granulation, if excessive, 

 may be removed from "unhealthy" wounds by the knife or by 

 cautery. Inflamed wounds should be treated with repeated long- 

 continued applications of the weak salt solution previously men- 

 tioned. 



Punctured wounds, e.g., nail punctures and eaulk wounds of 

 the feet, are especially dangerous on account of liability to te- 

 tanus (lock jaw) and to deep formation of pus with absorption 

 of septic poisons. In some cases they should be opened freely 

 and exposed to air, which greatly reduces the danger. The 

 original cleansing and disinfection must be thorough and even 

 radical. The ideal way is to make such a wound as nearly sterile 

 as possible, and as soon as possible, and thereafter keep it surgi- 

 cally clean. (See Suggestions.) 



War experience on a very large scale has shown the great 

 value of chlorin preparations, especially hypochlorite of sodium 

 as perfected in Dakin's solution, for lacerated and infected 

 wounds. Various modifications of this for veterinary use are 

 now on the market, and promise to be most useful. 



Puncture wounds, like nail punctures in the sole of the foot, 

 require special treatment and should be under veterinary care 

 from the first when this is possible. When professional help 

 cannot be had, then for the nail puncture, enlarge the wound in 

 the sole and treat with full strength Lugol's solution of iodin or 

 with tincture of iodin. Then pack the wound with cotton soaked 

 in this solution. This treatment should be repeated two or three 

 times the first day, and thereafter the wound should be kept 

 clean and provision made for escape or absorption and removal 

 of any discharge that may develop. 



For caulk wounds the same principle applies. But in these it 

 is often better to irrigate for half an hour three times the first 

 day, with something not so destructive, e.g., 2 per cent Lugol's 



