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ligature was necessary on account of the anastomosis through 
the vertebral into the occipital and innominate arteries. 
We next washed the wound out with a carbolic solution 
and put eight or ten sutures in the muscle and as many in the 
skin, leaving an opening at the bottom of the wound for pus 
to escape if any should form. He was then allowed to rise, 
which he did with much exertion. He was so weak that he 
could not walk without staggering from one side to another, 
and would occasionally plunge forward into the crowd which 
had gathered, seemingly in a fainting or unconscious manner. 
It was impossible to keep him quiet. Next he was given an 
ounce of whiskey subcutaneously, which seemed to bring him 
more to his senses, and he was removed to the stable, where 
an iodoform dressing was applied. At intervals of about three 
or four hours he was brought out of his box and cold water 
was allowed to run over the wound for an hour or two at a 
time. This was to keep down the inflammation and prevent 
arteritis being set up. He was taken to the stable about six 
o’clock in the afternoon. About nine P. M. I tried to p-ive him 
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a stimulating drench, when he gave a lunge and fell with his 
head under the manger. We concluded that worrying him 
by drenching would do more harm than the drench would do 
good, as he was very wild. We did nothing more with him 
till morning. Next morning the pulse was imperceptible on 
the injured side, but on the other side was very weak and 
rapid; temperature was 98° F., and the right side of the face 
and the right ear were much cooler than the left, the right 
carotid being the ligated one. The wound looked well and 
the sutures were still in good condition, much to my surprise, 
for I fully expected them to have been torn out. There was 
no great swelling, and no exudate, but it was very hot and 
painful, so I continued the cold water treatment. 
The animal ate some grass and drank heartily, but was 
still very weak, and I continued through the day to administer 
mild stimulants. For the next three days we kept up the cold 
water treatment and tried to keep the wound aseptic. He 
was much stronger, the appetite returning. The owner, who 
lived fourteen miles in the country, came in on the fourth day 
