Veterinary obstetrics, including the diseases of breeding animals and of the new-born . ould be forced into the position that the charac-ter of the infection is unimportant, and all that is isto buy some kind of .serum from a manufacturer, itin any kind of infection, and get a .speedy cure. It is to be sincerely hoped that investigations along these linesmay develop a safe and reliable remedy for umbilic infection ofthe new-born, but until we are supplied with more definite dataregarding this or other remedies, the practitioner needs rely uponprophylaxis, not upon thera
Veterinary obstetrics, including the diseases of breeding animals and of the new-born . ould be forced into the position that the charac-ter of the infection is unimportant, and all that is isto buy some kind of .serum from a manufacturer, itin any kind of infection, and get a .speedy cure. It is to be sincerely hoped that investigations along these linesmay develop a safe and reliable remedy for umbilic infection ofthe new-born, but until we are supplied with more definite dataregarding this or other remedies, the practitioner needs rely uponprophylaxis, not upon therapeutics. Purident Infection of the Navel 1019 While the handling of pyo-septhaemia of the new-born is ex-ceedingly unfavorable and well-nigh hopeless, prophylaxis ofnavel infection is highly succ-essful, and should be regularly ap-plied in stock-breeding, especially in horse-breeding. Franckrecommends that, after the navel cord has been ligated, it shouldbe penciled over with concentrated carbolic acid, but Vennerholmcontends that this converts the covering of the cord into a parch-. FiG. 149. SoHNLEs Navel Bandage for , Elastic girth inserted in the suspensorium. (Bayer & Frohner). ment-like membrane, which interferes with the escape of thetissue-fluids, and consequently with the mummification of thecord. He recommends instead the plan of Sohnle of Wurtem-berg, who uses a special navel bandage, as shown in Fig. recommends that the surrounding parts be carefullyshaved, in order to prevent the adhesion of dirt. The navel isthen disinfected, and further protected by the application of theSohnle apparatus. The leather surcingle, and other parts of thisapparatus, are well padded, to prevent galling of the young ani-mal, and applied as shown in the figure. The navel rests in adepression in the surcingle, in which there is placed sterilizedcotton, upon which the disinfected navel rests. The parts aredisinfected and redressed daily, until the navel stump sloughsa
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