. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. Dogs. 298 DISEASES OF THE BONES AND ARTICULATIONS. layers of corrosive sublimate gauze). Then apply the closed dress- ing of plaster-of-Paris entirely over it. If the wound is slight, as a rule, you do not require to remove the bandage. Care must be taken, however, to take the temperature and watch the leg to see if it swells, and if the animal is restless and uneasy. In cases where there is a wound and several broken bones, making a com- pound comminuted fracture, the patients can only be saved by amputating the leg. Amputation of the leg, as well as
. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. Dogs. 298 DISEASES OF THE BONES AND ARTICULATIONS. layers of corrosive sublimate gauze). Then apply the closed dress- ing of plaster-of-Paris entirely over it. If the wound is slight, as a rule, you do not require to remove the bandage. Care must be taken, however, to take the temperature and watch the leg to see if it swells, and if the animal is restless and uneasy. In cases where there is a wound and several broken bones, making a com- pound comminuted fracture, the patients can only be saved by amputating the leg. Amputation of the leg, as well as exarticu- lation, has been performed a number of times in the dog, and gen- erally successfully, the animals soon becoming accustomed to the loss of the leg, using the other three with almost as much ease as they did with four. Amputation. Before the operation clean the affected leg with soap and a brush; then disinfect with powerful antiseptics (5 per cent, solution of carbolic acid, 1 to 1000 solution of corrosive sublimate, and 2 per cent, solution of creolin). In operating do so with as little loss of blood as pos- sible. To accomplish this use Esmarch's rubber bandage. All of the rules Fig. Different methods of amputation: a, straight section ; b. flap operation ; c, method of sewing the wound. of antisepsis must be strictly adhered to, and at short intervals during the operation the wound must be irrigated with some antiseptic. Avoid any serious manipulation or compression of the soft parts. The skin must. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mu?ller, Georg Alfred, 1851-1923; Glass, Alexander; Glass, Alexander, tr. Philadelphia, Franklin
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