Diseases of the dog and Diseases of the dog and their treatment diseasesofdogthe01ml Year: 1897 314 WOUNDS AND THEIR TREATMENT. above the part by means of a rubber band or tube, or even a hand- kerchief. Esmarch's rubber bandage is the best. If there is a cavity, we may also fill the wound with a tampon of aseptic wad- ding of gauze or oakum. Another means of stopping a hemor- rhage is by using a cauterizing iron (thermo-cautery), a solution of chloride of iron, vinegar, alum, and tannin. These,however,should only be used in wounds where you do not expect healing by first intention. All agen
Diseases of the dog and Diseases of the dog and their treatment diseasesofdogthe01ml Year: 1897 314 WOUNDS AND THEIR TREATMENT. above the part by means of a rubber band or tube, or even a hand- kerchief. Esmarch's rubber bandage is the best. If there is a cavity, we may also fill the wound with a tampon of aseptic wad- ding of gauze or oakum. Another means of stopping a hemor- rhage is by using a cauterizing iron (thermo-cautery), a solution of chloride of iron, vinegar, alum, and tannin. These,however,should only be used in wounds where you do not expect healing by first intention. All agents which have the property of stopping hem- orrhages, as a rule, coagulate or draw the tissues in such a way as to prevent healing by first intention. Oil of turpentine is some- times used, and is a particularly reliable styptic. Capillary or slight subcutaneous hemorrhages can be stopped by pressure or irrigation with cold water. Hot water is also used to control hemorrhage. Different forms of stitches used in the dog and method of tying : a, head-stitch ; &, con- tinuous oblique stitch with cross-stitch ; c, deep continuous cross stitch ; d, mattress-stitch; e, button and interrupted stitch. Wounds which can heal hy first intention, such as all operative wounds which have been thoroughly disinfected according to the method described above, and where the hemorrhage has been
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