. Manual of operative veterinary surgery. Veterinary surgery. 360 operations on the digestive apparatus. Suture. It is only by suture that the attempt can be successfully made. Peuch, Toussaint and Zundel advise the throwing of the horse, but we prefer the standing position for the operation. The iustruments necessary are strong needles for metallic sutures, and soft, pUable lead wire. We prefer this kind of suture as being less Uable to cut through the muscular structure of the organ and having less tendency to give way. Having carefully washed the surfaces of the Ungual wound, we apply an in
. Manual of operative veterinary surgery. Veterinary surgery. 360 operations on the digestive apparatus. Suture. It is only by suture that the attempt can be successfully made. Peuch, Toussaint and Zundel advise the throwing of the horse, but we prefer the standing position for the operation. The iustruments necessary are strong needles for metallic sutures, and soft, pUable lead wire. We prefer this kind of suture as being less Uable to cut through the muscular structure of the organ and having less tendency to give way. Having carefully washed the surfaces of the Ungual wound, we apply an interrupted suture, varying the number of stitches, according to the extent of the laceration, and prefer the interrupted to the continued suture for the reason that if one stitch fails to hold, it can be easily re- placed by another. The important point is to secure a thorough hold for each stitch, or in other words, to involve a good portion of the tongue in the stitch on each edge of the wound. Wounds of the frsenum need no special treatment, but there is an indication which by its application greatly facilitates, though indirectly, the cicatrising process of the two parts. It consists in placing the tongue in a muslin suspensory, having the shape of the free portion of the tongue, and sewed together on a part of their circumference, leav- ing an opening for the organ to enter. This suspensory is kept in place by two strings attached to the halter on Fig. 361.—Tongue Suspensory. each side of the cheeks. The use of this easily made apphance has given us great satisfaction, not only in keeping the tongue in the mouth, but also in limiting the movements of the organ, and preventing the giving way of stitches. The suspensory is to be taken off two or three times a day, and washed, or changed for another, but tnust be kept in place as long as this condition of the patient requires it. The mouth is to be kept clean by antiseptic astrin- gents and cooling gargles, by means of a syr
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