Diseases of the dog and Diseases of the dog and their treatment diseasesofdogthe01ml Year: 1897 316 WOUNDS AND THEIR TREATMENT. it is advisable to muzzle the animal (Fig. 71), not only to prevent the patient from licking the wound, but in order to properly apply the sprinkling powder, which is less dan- *' â gerous than iodoform. The best powder to use is boric-creolin (1 part of creolin to 40 or 50 parts of boric acid), naphthalin or sulphonal (1 part to 5 parts of starch). An open wound generally requires antiseptic washings daily. It frequently happens that granulating wounds, espe- ciall
Diseases of the dog and Diseases of the dog and their treatment diseasesofdogthe01ml Year: 1897 316 WOUNDS AND THEIR TREATMENT. it is advisable to muzzle the animal (Fig. 71), not only to prevent the patient from licking the wound, but in order to properly apply the sprinkling powder, which is less dan- *' â gerous than iodoform. The best powder to use is boric-creolin (1 part of creolin to 40 or 50 parts of boric acid), naphthalin or sulphonal (1 part to 5 parts of starch). An open wound generally requires antiseptic washings daily. It frequently happens that granulating wounds, espe- cially when they have been subjected to exposure to air, may at some period lose their power of healing and become converted into ulcers. Ulcers or Ulcerations. By this we understand a granulating surface which does not heal on account of the purulent destruction of the granular tissue. Wounds are changed into ulcers when they are continually irritated by some mechanical or chemical irri- tant, or as a consequence of the skin becoming inflamed or necrosed from pressure (muzzling, etc.). Callous ulcers and fistulous ulcers are the most difficult to treat. The former are superficial ulcers with hard callus, having raised edges, and a whitish, hard, bacon- like surface. This is covered with a thin unhealthy secretion. They may form sinuses or canals, which very often contain at the bottom a foreign body or ulcerated tissue. They may also lead to some of the glands. These pipes are called fistulse or fistular canals. The treatment of ulcers is, to a certain extent, the same as that of woundsâthat is, to follow all the antiseptic rules. The use of iodoform, salicylic acid, naphthalin, powdered camphor, or boric- acid ointment is advisable. We may also remove callous ulcers by surgical means and convert them into fresh wounds by taking a knife, paring the tissue at the bottom of the ulcers, and treat them as indicated in cases of fresh wounds. Caustic agents, such as nitrate of silver,
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