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Mix thoroughly and apply a little of it, according to the 
size of the enlargement, rub it in well. After three days 
grease the blistered part. In the course of two or three 
weeks, if not completely removed, wash the parts with luke- 
warm water and soap, then dry and apply the blister again, 
treating the same as above mentioned. Continue blistering 
till the thickening is entirely gone. 
IV. — Complications Arising From Wounds. 
11. Inflammation. 
This generally follows deeply-punctured wounds, but 
may follow other kinds of wounds. 
Symptoms. — The wound is very much swollen and ten- 
der, the animal seems feverish and in pain, and the cut dis- 
charges watery-looking blood. 
Treatment. — Keep him quiet and warm, and give a tea- 
spoonful of nitrate of potash or saltpetre in the feed twice a 
day. Feed soft food to keep the bowels loose. Bathe the 
wound three times a day with hot vinegar and water — half 
and half — bathe for half an hour or more, rub dry and apply 
the white lotion. Swab out the wound with a sponge or 
syringe, using carbolic acid, 25 drops to 1 pint of water. 
Swab out each time after bathing. 
12. Blood Poisoning. 
Causes. — Handling with dirty hands, using dirty or rusty 
instruments, anything that may introduce foreign matter of a 
poisoning nature may cause it. 
Symptoms. — The wound becomes extremely sensitive 
and sore, festers and swells. Discharges of matter may take 
place in different parts of the body. 
Treatment. — Give 
Hyposulphite of Soda 1 teaspoonfal. 
Give three times a day on the tongue with a spoon or in 
the feed. This kills the poison in the blood. Bathe the 
wound with hot water three or four times a day and poultice 
between times with hot linseed meal. Swab the wound out 
with a sponge or syringe, using carbolic acid and water — 25 
drops to 1 pint of lukewarm water — to cleanse it. Should he 
break out in any other places on the body, treat these in a 
similar manner. 
