. The diseases and disorders of the ox, with some account of the diseases of the sheep. DISEASES OF THE OX AN'D SHEEP. 619 especially perchloride of iron, or even the hot iron, may sometimes be necessary. If dirt or foreign matters have gained access to the wounded surfaces, these latter must be carefully cleaned by means of fomentations, the bulkier substances being removed by the aid of the fingers and forceps. If, however, a wound is clean, it is far better and wiser to abstain from washing it, since by so doing one may remove a coating of coagulated blood which has formed, and so give rise
. The diseases and disorders of the ox, with some account of the diseases of the sheep. DISEASES OF THE OX AN'D SHEEP. 619 especially perchloride of iron, or even the hot iron, may sometimes be necessary. If dirt or foreign matters have gained access to the wounded surfaces, these latter must be carefully cleaned by means of fomentations, the bulkier substances being removed by the aid of the fingers and forceps. If, however, a wound is clean, it is far better and wiser to abstain from washing it, since by so doing one may remove a coating of coagulated blood which has formed, and so give rise to a fresh outpouring of blood. Union of wounded surfaces may be effected by means of sutures. The twisted suture may be made by passing a pin through the lips of the wound at rather close intervals, and then twisting round the pin soft twine in the form of the figure 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 Gresswell, George; Gresswell, Albert. London, Allen
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