. Manual of operative veterinary surgery. Veterinary surgery. DISEASES. 689 local bleedings have been specially recommended, with antiphlo- gistic applications upon the congested regions. General bleeding at the jugular is especially indicated; a large bleeding of from five to ten litres, repeated if the pulse or the condition of the dis- ease indicates it. Local bleeding, often recommended, seems to us, generally speaking, to be useless; that of the toe is of difficult performance in founder, as the feet are usually raised from the ground with difficulty, and the operation is quite painful, a
. Manual of operative veterinary surgery. Veterinary surgery. DISEASES. 689 local bleedings have been specially recommended, with antiphlo- gistic applications upon the congested regions. General bleeding at the jugular is especially indicated; a large bleeding of from five to ten litres, repeated if the pulse or the condition of the dis- ease indicates it. Local bleeding, often recommended, seems to us, generally speaking, to be useless; that of the toe is of difficult performance in founder, as the feet are usually raised from the ground with difficulty, and the operation is quite painful, and may give rise to more or less serious complications. However, in serious cases it can be done whUe the animal is thrown down, not so much on account of the blood depletion as to prevent the pos- sibility of gangrene supervening. It is more useful in the ox, according to Lafosse, who recommends to pare the foot down to the quick and to put on the shoe again if the animal has to con- tinue its journey. The topical appHcations employed are varied and numerous ; the simplest and most practical is cold water, cold baths at half the leg (Fig. 520); take in running water, if it can be done, and if the animal stands up; walking in the water is then recom- mended, if practicable, walking increasing the venous circulation of the part. Instead of running water, ponds, marshy grounds, pools of stagnant water, or even liquid manure may serve the same purpose. In establishments where horses are numerous, there are special tubs where the water is constantly changed. The animal may be placed in some of these, up to his fetlock, in an astringent solution. Mathew has in- mk vented an apparatus for continued irriga- piqs. tion, consisting of a reservoir of water ele vated above the body of the animal; around each coronet is placed, in shape of a bracket, a tube of India rubber, perforated with holes opening on the hoof; from the reservoir runs a tube which bifur- cates and furnishes
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