Veterinary surgery / [John Hinds].

  • Badcock, John, active 1816-1830
Date:
1829
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Veterinary surgery / [John Hinds]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Whenever the cankered parts slongli off, and leave a more healthy appearance, the powder need no longer be applied at those particular places. Upon these lay on a dressing of tar, in which has been introduced about a tenth part of blue stone, powdered. Let moderate pressure be given to the sole as can be contrived, to prevent the granulation of new flesh coming on too luxuriantly, which is otherwise very likely to happen, on the edges of the wound particularly. In this respect, the grooved shoe will be found effectually serviceable. If, not¬ withstanding all your care, the edges will grow too fast, touch that part with lunar caustic; and in case the horny substance grows over the still cankered parts, it must be again pared away and laid bare. Perhaps the animal is young and vigo¬ rous in other respects, and his system probably would promote the secretion of new horn quicker than an older, or less healthy horse ; this difference should teach us to employ some digestive for the dressings, which has less tendency to promote the growth of new horn than tar has, which would be found more proper for old horses. For the younger animals, let turpentine be substituted, into which has been mixed a small portion of the same vitrio- lated copper, (blue stone.) From what has been said, the reader will per¬ ceive the dressings require changing with some degree of judgment and discrimination, and that they should not be passed over or delayed, as he values the horse; for, upon this marked attention