TREATMENT OF WOUNDS IN THE DOMESTIC ANiMALS. 
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retarded for a little while, soon becomes profuse again, caus¬ 
ing the natural scab to be imperfectly formed. 
I do not wish to be understood as advocating this line of 
treatment for all wounds. I only recommend it for those 
which of necessity must heal by granulation, and which can¬ 
not be kept aseptic. Those which can be induced to heal by 
primary union, or can be dressed antiseptically and kept asep¬ 
tic, should be treated the same as similar wounds in man. The 
following cases will serve to illustrate to what kind of wounds 
the iodoform and calomel can be successfully applied. 
Case . i.—Sorrel filley, about 2 years old, received, among 
other injuries, by running into a barbed-wire fence, an oblique 
cut three inches in length across the anterior face of the large 
metacarpal bone, completelv severing the tendon of the ant. 
extensor of the phalanges. As the case was not seen until 
several days after the accident, no sutures were inserted, but 
the wound was dressed antiseptically and a roller bandage ap¬ 
plied. This treatment did not prove satisfactory. Pus accu¬ 
mulated under the dressing and the granulations becoming 
unhealthy, 1 decided to apply the iodoform-calomel powder. 
Daily applications of this soon caused the wound to become 
covered with a protecting scab, under which cicatrization pro¬ 
gressed rapidly. 
Case 2.—Gelding, with a large, lacerated wound just above 
the inner heel of the posterior limb, involving the coronary 
band, was brought to the college infirmary for treatment. 
Disinfection of the entire foot was attempted by placing it 
in a bucket of corrosive sublimate solution, after which the 
wound was dressed antiseptically and bandaged. On account 
of the location of the injury it could not be kept aseptic, al¬ 
though suppurating but little. It was constantly irritated by 
the bandages and made but little progress toward repair. For 
this reason all bandages were discontinued and the iodoform 
and calomel applied. The case began to improve at once 
(quite a change being noticed in twenty-four hours), and made 
a good recovery. 
Case 3.—A bay mare, 3 years old, running in pasture, became 
frightened in the night and ran into a fence, inflicting a wound 
