. The principles and practice of veterinary surgery . If the dyspnoea in-crease, I perform tracheotomy; but if it decrease even slightly,I go on with the steaming and fomentations. There is a diffi-culty in applying poultices to the throat, and I find a goodsubstitute in woollen waste confined to the parts within thehood. A poultice soon gets cold, and is apt to do more harmthan good if not carefully appKed and continually watched. Hotfomentations and packing with wool are therefore preferable. In performing tracheotomy, the best plan is to elevate thehorses head, extend the nose, so as to dra
. The principles and practice of veterinary surgery . If the dyspnoea in-crease, I perform tracheotomy; but if it decrease even slightly,I go on with the steaming and fomentations. There is a diffi-culty in applying poultices to the throat, and I find a goodsubstitute in woollen waste confined to the parts within thehood. A poultice soon gets cold, and is apt to do more harmthan good if not carefully appKed and continually watched. Hotfomentations and packing with wool are therefore preferable. In performing tracheotomy, the best plan is to elevate thehorses head, extend the nose, so as to draw the inferior cervicalmuscles into a state of tension, then to feel along the course ofthe trachea for the part least covered with muscular and adi-pose tissue, and to make a bold incision through the skirtand subcutaneous structures on to the trachea. The incisionmust be about four inches long, exposing the trachea clearly toview. When this is done, introduce the point of a sharp-pointedbistoury into the trachea, between the upper exposed rings,. PSeq O HO W o
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