. Manual of operative veterinary surgery. Veterinary surgery. DISEASES. 733 is more difficult and more important than the former; any excess in the sanguineous circulation must be prevented, and excessive granulations must be kept under control. The dressing, then, must be somewhat compressive, without being excessively rigid, in order to obviate possible danger of excessive inflammation; not too loose or so soft as to allow hemorrhage, or the undue pro- Uferation of granulations. It must be both supple and firm, and of an even and uniform pressure. The proper material is balls of oakum for th
. Manual of operative veterinary surgery. Veterinary surgery. DISEASES. 733 is more difficult and more important than the former; any excess in the sanguineous circulation must be prevented, and excessive granulations must be kept under control. The dressing, then, must be somewhat compressive, without being excessively rigid, in order to obviate possible danger of excessive inflammation; not too loose or so soft as to allow hemorrhage, or the undue pro- Uferation of granulations. It must be both supple and firm, and of an even and uniform pressure. The proper material is balls of oakum for the subcutaneous wound, and pads of the same mate- rial for the sub-horny, the first being moistened with alcohol, while the others are made dry. It is in question whether we should aim to obtain immediate adhesive union of the wound resulting from the removal of the cartilage, or in other words, whether it is good treatment to in- troduce some material of dressing between the skin and the bot- tom of the wound. Here opinions vary. Our belief is, that this union is by no means easy to secure; and that the removal of the cartilage, more or less altered, prevents it at various points. StUl, we must not raise the skin too much, and choosing a middle course between, only a small, soft ball of oakum is now placed in the deepest part of the wound, or a thin pad is placed between the two parts, sufficient to represent about the natural form of the part, being enough, however, to prevent the immediate reunion from taking place. A light, thin shoe having been prepared (Figure 528), adapted to assist the application of the dressing and its holding prop- erly, it is put on with one of its branches cut off short on the side where the operation has been performed, while the other branch projects backward beyond the heel, to support the rollers of the bandage of the dressing. Des- plas had thought to turn up that long branch of the shoe (Fig. 529) in the shape of a hook to assist in holding th
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