336 ON WOUNDS PENETRATING THE JOINTS. 
animal could not be saved. The farrier having been dis¬ 
missed, I bled to the extent of seven pounds, and caused emol¬ 
lient lotions to be applied over the whole of the limb. Aperient 
injections were ordered to be thrown up : a severe regimen was 
ordered, and I delayed a particular examination of the part 
until the following day. 
il/fifj/ 2Sth .—I now carefully examined the hock. I introduced 
my probe into the wound which the farrier had made, and, on 
withdrawing it, a little synovia followed : this convinced me 
that the joint was opened. The owner then told me that he 
had seen a similar fluid escape after the operation of the farrier. 
Convinced that I had to combat a deep injury of the joint, 
I enlarged the external wound, in order the better to apply my 
dressings. Then having ascertained the direction and depth of 
the wound, I introduced into it small pledgets moistened with 
tincture of aloes, and then placed others gradually increasing 
in size upon them. The whole was kept in place by a bandage. 
I ordered absolute rest—emollient anodyne lotions, composed of 
marshmallows and poppy-heads, over the neighbouring inflamed 
parts, but not to be brought into contact with the wound. Re¬ 
stricted diet, and frequent clysters. 
—The patient as depressed as yesterday, but a little 
diminution of pain in the joint. The febrile symptoms remain¬ 
ing, and the conjunctiva being even more inflamed, I ab¬ 
stracted six pounds more of blood. The dressings not being 
deranged, I did not disturb them. A little water whitened 
with barley meal, and a small quantity of wheat-straw, allowed. 
315^.—I could not see my patient until this evening. The 
swelling was much diminished—the pain less intense—the spirits 
somewhat recovered—the pulse regular, but a little hard—the 
respiration freer, and the conjunctiva less inflamed. On re¬ 
moving the bandages I found that suppuration had commenced, 
and that the pus was of a good character. Same dressing as 
before—continuation of the emollient lotions—bleeding to four 
pounds—same regimen. 
June 2d .—Little change—the same treatment, with the omis- 
sion of the bleeding. 
^th .—Much better—suppuration in less quantity, and healthy : 
the synovia still flows, and there is yet a little fever; but the 
local pains are abated, and the animal can rest a little on the 
injured limb. Treatment the same. 
Sth, \0thf \2thf 15^/i.—Going on well—the wound filling up. 
20th, —The owner met me this morning. I feared that he 
had bad news to communicate, but he said that he came to tell 
me how satisfactorily every thing was proceeding. Wc found 
