Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . listerbehind the knee and pastern; and about the elbow or hock, sup-posing that either of these joints was open. We should of courseavoid allowing the blister to come in contact with the should be further secured, if possible, by placing theanimal in slings (p. 680). If any discharge soaks through theantiseptic wadding, tiie dressings should be removed, an antiseptic OPEN JOINT. 93 applied, and fresh antiseptic coverings put on; because, even if atrerm-free discharo:e be allowed to form a communicatio
Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . listerbehind the knee and pastern; and about the elbow or hock, sup-posing that either of these joints was open. We should of courseavoid allowing the blister to come in contact with the should be further secured, if possible, by placing theanimal in slings (p. 680). If any discharge soaks through theantiseptic wadding, tiie dressings should be removed, an antiseptic OPEN JOINT. 93 applied, and fresh antiseptic coverings put on; because, even if atrerm-free discharo:e be allowed to form a communication betweenthe wound and tihe external air, or between the wound and a germ-tainted material like ordinary cotton wadding, microbes of putre-faction will quickly work through into the injured joint. If at firstthe flow of synovia be too copious to admit of its complete absorp-tion by the antiseptic cotton wadding, I think it is best to dispensefor the time being with this wadding, and to frequently syringe thewound with an antiseptic, so as to keep the part free from putre-. Fig. 39.—Splint devised by Mr. Pngh, faction, and to promote drainage. If all goes well, the bandagecan be left on for four or five days, and after it is removed, we canapply tannoform or other suitable antiseptic (p. 67) to the wound,and we should lose no time in again putting on the bandage, theevenly distributed pressure of which greatly promotes the processof healing, by keeping down the swelling that would otherwiseensue, and would more or less interfere with the circulation of thepart. If putrefaction sets up in the joint, or if the pressure of 94 WOUNDS AND BRUISES. the bandage is unequally distributed, the part will probably becomehot and swollen, in which case the bandage should be at onceremoved, and the wound rendered healthy in the manner alreadydescribed. The bandage should not be re-applied, until the swel-ling has subsided. A slight swelling of the part would not warrantthe remov
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