. Diseases of the American horse, and cattle and sheep : their treatment, with a list and full description of the medicines employed. Horses; Veterinary medicine. 192 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. the pawing, rolling, sweating, and restive condition of the horse, etc. If not relieved in a very short time, he will die. To reduce strangulation, he must be secured, and fastened; and all conceivable ingenuity must be exercised to get the bowels back into their proper place. No rule can be laid down to accomplish this, as some ruptures are reducible, and others are not. But the hands of the operator must
. Diseases of the American horse, and cattle and sheep : their treatment, with a list and full description of the medicines employed. Horses; Veterinary medicine. 192 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. the pawing, rolling, sweating, and restive condition of the horse, etc. If not relieved in a very short time, he will die. To reduce strangulation, he must be secured, and fastened; and all conceivable ingenuity must be exercised to get the bowels back into their proper place. No rule can be laid down to accomplish this, as some ruptures are reducible, and others are not. But the hands of the operator must be well oiled when handling the bowels, and the bowels kept scrupulously clean; and Avhen they have been successfully placed into their proper cavity, the horse will be at rest, and relieved from pain. To prevent the bowels from returning again, the rupture must be closed by skewers made of iron, or stiff wood, passed through the lips of each side of the wound, half an inch from the edge, with waxed cord wound round and over the skewers, in. the form of the figure 8. Metallic or silver Avire is used by scientific veterinary surgeons in securing the edges of the skin of ruptures and injuries to the belly of all domestic animals, as the best and most successful plan. Ruptures of the stomach, bowels and diaphragm, are occasionally the immediate cause of death in cases of colic. (See Hock, etc.) NEEDLE WITir FIXED HANDLE,. NEEDLE ARMED WITH WIRE. Saddle Galls.—Sores produced by the saddle and other portions of the harness, and are best treated by the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McClure, Robert. Philadelphia : J. E. Potter and Company
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