. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. Dogs. FRACTURES OF THE BONES. 297 quicker by the addition of a small quantity of alum or common salt. The scissors shown in Fig. 66 (a) are the most practicable for the removal of this dressing. Tripolith dressing (a mix- ture of plaster-of-Paris and soot) can be applied in the same manner as the plaster. Its composition is said to be much lighter and it dries much more rapidly. Silicate of sodium dressing has the advantage of lightness, durability, and of being removed easily, but it has one disadvantage, and that is it dries slowly, sometimes taking
. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. Dogs. FRACTURES OF THE BONES. 297 quicker by the addition of a small quantity of alum or common salt. The scissors shown in Fig. 66 (a) are the most practicable for the removal of this dressing. Tripolith dressing (a mix- ture of plaster-of-Paris and soot) can be applied in the same manner as the plaster. Its composition is said to be much lighter and it dries much more rapidly. Silicate of sodium dressing has the advantage of lightness, durability, and of being removed easily, but it has one disadvantage, and that is it dries slowly, sometimes taking a couple of hours. The author likes this form of dressing best, and to overcome the drawback of slow hardening has placed thin layers of wire gauze between the dressings. Flan- nel may be used as an under layer. Another dressing is a mixture of benzoate of sodium and silicate of sodium. The dressing may be left in place until we feel sure that union has taken place. In cases where the dressing has been too tight, or if the patient shows restlessness, whining, crying, loss of appetite, or fever, indicating that something is wrong ^^'^ ^ in the fractured region, the dressing must be removed at once. (Fig. 66.) In complete fractures we follow the same rules as in the subcutaneous forms—that is to say, we endeavor in one way or another to hold the broken ends of the bone together while the wound is healing, and at the same time to dry up the wound antiseptically. This is rather difficult to do in the dog, but it may be accomplished by making a " win- Effects Xgh^^dagmg dow" or hole in the dressing. The wound ofaspUnt. must first be made thoroughly clean, dressed antiseptically, and then we apply a plaster dressing according to the usual method, and place a piece of wadding upon the wound. When the dressing becomes hardened we cut a hole over the wound by means of a probe-pointed bistoury, coating the edges of the opening with a small quantity of plaster-of-Paris or col
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