OUTLINE OF THE - VETERINARIANS . C U V I I OF H D M O NTY ETER NAR AN ETTSTE T , GER ANY , T ranslated f rom th e L ates t Germ an E d ition b y W ITH ANNOTATIONS BY ' A. H. BAKER, V. S . ' pR oRE S S R or H A N D P C I C OF V I M D ICI A N D U O T EORY RA T E ETER NARY E NE S RGERY , PH I L A N D B IC CH IC V I C L L YS O OGY O STETR S , AGO ETER NARY O EGE , L. A. MERILLAT, V. S . - BR OFE S S OR F U IC L T HE R A PE UT I C S A N D D L U M-C KI L L I P O S RG A ENTA S RGERY , V E I COEL E GE CHIC . ET R NARY , AGO CHI CA GO A L E X E G E R , N O ’ P E TRA SLAT R S R FACE . i h Be ng but a layman , and fearing that , by c anging terms and o e I rec nstructing s ntences , mi ght not exactly convey the I e ideas of the author , simply made a lit ral translation , and left the arduou s task of recon structing all such sentences t Pr which would possibly impair the sense of any part , o o fe rs . rill sso . Me at A H Baker and L A , who have also written m a n any v luable annotations , th us bringi g this little work to - - T o an up to date level . these gentlemen belongs the credit o r I of this additi n to Veterina y Literature , and hereby ex e e o press to them my sincer than ks for th ir lab r in, arranging the matter . I f o my readers , refraining from severe criticism , can btain I . any useful information from these pages , will feel fully repaid E A . h D 15th 1899 . C icago , ecember , ONTE N TS C . PR E FAC E I NT R ODUCTI ON A TE R I I CH P . H S T OR I CAL L A T E R I I I N ' CH P . FE CTI ON OF WOUN D S 0 1 . Air 2 . H ands and Clothing of Operator 3 . Foreign Bodies R n 4 . esti g Place of Patient I ns u m ent 5 . tr s and B andaging Material ' 6. Viéinity of the W ound A T E R I I I . AS E S I S ANTI S E S I S AN D DI S CH P P , P I N FE CT I ON I a da n Ma e a . B n gi g t ri l 2 s n c on Ma e als . Di i fe ti t ri (a) S ublim ate (b) I odine (c ) I odo fo rm (d) I odol and I odine Trichl orid (e) Carbolic Acid (f) Creolin (g) S alicylic Acid (h) B oric Ac id (i) Ac etic Alum ina (j) Chloride of Zinc (k) N aphthalin (l) Thym ol ( m ) Cam phor (n) Tar (o) Turpentine (p) Oil of Turpentine ’ (q ) S ugar (r) Coff ee (s) S alol (t) Bism uthum S ubritricu m (u) Benzo ic Ac id (v) Pic ric Acid ii CON TE N T S . (w) Oleu m E uc alypti (x) Zincu m Oxydatum ‘ (y) Zincum S ulfocarbolic um (z) Kalium Hyperm anganicu m (za) Ac idum S u lphu ricu m (zb) Acidum S ulphurosum (zc ) S ulphate S alts (aa) Peroxide of Hydrogen ‘ (bb) R esorc in (c c ) N aphthal ol (dd) Aseptol (cc ) A and B Oxynaphtoic Ac id ' fi d ochinon etc ( ) Hy r , A T E R I I I E T I N F I N E T E CAR CH P V. D S N F C O O F C D R I E R S AN D T HE WOUN D T h Air I . e 2 ands and o h n of the S u eon . H Cl t i g rg 2 R es n ac e of the a en . ti g Pl P ti t I ns u m en s and anda n Ma e al 4. tr t B gi g t ri H eat and Form aldehyde Gas c n of the W ound . 5 . Vi i ity The ou nd 6. W TUR I N G AN D L I GAT UR E MATE CHAPTE R V . S U R I AL R AI NAGE AN AGE S , D B D T R I AN TI S E TI MO E OF T R E ATI N G CHAP E V . P C D WOUN D S ANTI S E PTI UT I T FOR R AG CHAPT E R VI I . C O F P T I C E E XAMI NAT I ON OF W OUN S AN D CHAPT E R VI I I . D T H E I R PR E PAR AT I ON FOR E xam ples of Antiseptically Treated C ases Othaem atom a in the H orse C ontused W ounds on the Tho racic W all / L obulated C ontused W ou nd on the I nner S ide of the i h in i nee o n o t e orse L a the T b a a e . K J i t H , y g i B r T endon and S heath of Tendon W ound on the Hiifd L egs of a H orse ‘ N ailprick T rush w ith L aying Open of the S oft Parts on B oth Hind Hoots S uppurating S tone Bruises CON TE N TS . iii A TE R I X E R AT I I T TI E TI CH P . OP ON S W H AN S P C PR E CAUTI ON S R esection of B ody of I nferior Maxilla of Dog on Ac c ou nt o f Fracture Atherom a o n the Fals e N ostril of a Filly Actinom yc o m a in the R egions of the Parotid Gland of a — ~ — B ull R em ova1 H ealing in Three Weeks N eurectom y of the I nner and Outer B ranch o f the Plantar N erves Over the Pastern J oint (High Plantar N eu rectom y) N eu rectom y of the T ibial N erve ’ Am putation of a C ow s H oof Crow n Prick (Treads) N ail Pric k S eptic I nflam m ation of the S oft Parts of the H oof in the R on of the S ens ive L am ina an a u sh on egi it , Pl t r C i Frog and S ole oi the L eft Front FOOt Castration of S tallion — C ondyl om a of the Praeputiu m of the H orse R em ov al r r m am I n en on H ealing Pe P i t ti em in S ix D ays . D ocking of T ail Castration of H o rses in City Practice Absc ess in th e L evator H um eri N eu rectom y P E E R FAC . I t is an undeniable fact that the medicinal treatment of in ‘ ternal diseases , as far as human medicine is concerned , is gradually becoming less , while the surgeon eventually draws re more and more into his sphere such diseases , which , in gard to their therapeutics , belong in the territory of internal I clinics . t is further proven that the surgeon has been able to encroa ch upon this territory of internal medicine chiefly through an acquisition of modern times , namely , the antiseptic The e treatment of wounds . r ason of this probably lies in the o fact that a surgical peration in many internal diseases , for o instance , of the peritoneal and thoracic cavities , with ut anti septic precautions , was synonymous with death . While the surgeon in human medicine thus continues to gain in both territory and importance , the corresponding circum u stances in veterinary science are still wanting . Altho gh for us veterinarians everything does not depend upon the sav of ing the life of the individual , without any considera os ff tion of the c ts , means , and e ects , we should nevertheless use all means offered by science to preserve for the national wealth , all the funds invested in our domestic animals . Owing to the fact that we very frequently perform surgical operations to make anim als more useful for our purposes , as well as to heal diseases , the consideration , whether the anti septic treatment oi wounds in veterinary surgery would not offer the same advantages as in human , was fully justified . However , in the attempt to utilize antisepsis in veterinary surgery the progress and results of the past did not warrant I its general adoption by the veterina ry profession . have never doubted the good intentions of the veterinary practitioner to s give the public better services than was po sible heretofore, being aware that it was tardily adopted only because human clinical methods are not generally applicabl e in veterinary surgery . As assistant in the Royal Veterinary High School , under the P O E O E E I tw o guidance of R F SS R MO LL R , have for years had ample opportunity to do practical antisepsis ; then through DR I DE N D the kindness of .