. Common diseases of farm animals. Veterinary medicine. INFLAMMATION AND WOUNDS 213 premises where several horses develop fistulous withers and poll evil. If the cause then becomes known, it should be removed. The surgical treatment consists in opening up the different abscess cavities, providing com- plete drainage for the pus and destroying the tissue that lines the walls of the cavities. Horses that are prone to rub the region should be prevented from doing this, as such irritation retards healing. Autogenous bacterins should be used in addition to the surgical treatment. A pus fis- tula sh
. Common diseases of farm animals. Veterinary medicine. INFLAMMATION AND WOUNDS 213 premises where several horses develop fistulous withers and poll evil. If the cause then becomes known, it should be removed. The surgical treatment consists in opening up the different abscess cavities, providing com- plete drainage for the pus and destroying the tissue that lines the walls of the cavities. Horses that are prone to rub the region should be prevented from doing this, as such irritation retards healing. Autogenous bacterins should be used in addition to the surgical treatment. A pus fis- tula should heal from the bottom, and if the opening becomes closed, drainage should be re- established. The daily treat- ment is the same as recommended for abscesses. Excessive cutting and destruction of the tissues with caustic preparations result in scarring and deformity of the part. Such radical lines of treatment should be discour- aged. We should not delay the surgical treatment of abscesses in the regions of the poll and Fig. 60a.— of the region of the poll of the head. QUESTIONS 1. Name and describe the different forms of inflammation. 2. Give the causes and treatment of inflammation. 3. Name and describe the different methods by wliich wounds heal. 4. Describe the treatment of wounds, 5. What are the causes of an abscess? Give the treatment. 6. What are the causes of fistula and poll evil? Give 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 Craig, Robert Alexander, 1872-. Philadelphia London, J. B. Lippincott company
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