. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. y enumeratedbut from the tail being run over by a wagon wheel, from being caught 37G WOUNDS AND THEIR TREATMENT between swinging doors, or being tramped on. It may also be causedfrom fracture of the tail or from malformations. Occasionally it maybe the seat of a diffuse swelling as a result of phlegmons or from septi-caemia from the wound of the end of the tail becoming infected. In suchcases, however, it is best to make a series of longitudinal incisions in thetail where the swelling is greatest and allow the serum to escape and atthe same time give
. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. y enumeratedbut from the tail being run over by a wagon wheel, from being caught 37G WOUNDS AND THEIR TREATMENT between swinging doors, or being tramped on. It may also be causedfrom fracture of the tail or from malformations. Occasionally it maybe the seat of a diffuse swelling as a result of phlegmons or from septi-caemia from the wound of the end of the tail becoming infected. In suchcases, however, it is best to make a series of longitudinal incisions in thetail where the swelling is greatest and allow the serum to escape and atthe same time give an energetic course of antiseptic applications andif these measures do not succeed, then we have to resort to of the tail is also performed in pointers to shorten the tailand prevent them from getting the tail sore going through brush andlacerating the end. And lastly certain breeds of dogs have their tailsamputated when young as a matter of fashion. When local applications do not have the desired effect and the tail. Fig. 121.—Amputation of the tail (circular operation). becomes gradually worse or the vertebra becomes necrosed the onlymeans left is to amputate the affected part. The operation is a form of exarticulation. An amputation betweentwo of the vertebrae is much better than cutting through one of the operator must distinguish the slightly enlarged portion (Fig. 121)where the articulation lies. Put the animal under ether or give a hypo-dermic injection of morphine or a subcutaneous one of cocaine; have tiedan elastic band around the tail above the point of operation, then proceedby means of the flap or round operation, whichever is preferred. As thevessels bleed slightly they can easily be stopped by means of a thermo-cautery. The circular operation, cutting posterior to the bony pro-tuberances of the articulation; pull the skin back, cutting through themuscles and tendons just below the articulation; then, with the help ofan assistant,
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