Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-09

now be encouraged by hot fomenta-
tons and p0ultices. The Orifice must
be kept open, and should it be disposed
to heal, some of the agents above de-
scribed must again be introduced. A
favored treatment with many, and it
Is probably the best. is to plunge a
red-hot iron to the bottom of the Incl
sion and thoroughly scar all parts of
the walls of the abscess. This is to
be repeated after the first slough has
taken place If the walls remain thick
ened and indurated.
1t is useless to waste time with To-
mentations, pOultices, or blisters in
the treatment of cold assesses, since,
though apparently removed by such
methods, they almost invariably re-
turn when the horse is put to work.
Extirpation by the knife is not prac-
ticable, as the walls of the tumor are
not sufficiently defined. If treated as
above directed, and properly fitted
with good collar after healing, there
may not remain any track or trace of
the large, unsightly mass.
Gangrene.
Gangrene, or modification, denotes
the death Of the affected part, and is
mostly found attacking soft tissue
near the surface of the body. Gan
grenous areas may occur as a result
of shutting Off their blood supply. Con-
stituuonal diseases, such as .ergOtism,
anthrax, and septicemia, predispOse to
gangrene. Among external causes are
acids and alkalies, freezing and burn
ing, Commissions, and continuous press
ure that interrupt the circulation.
There are two forms of gangrene-dry
and moist. Dry gangrene is most often
seen in horses from continuous lying
down or from uneven pressure Of some
portion of the harness
Symptoms.
There is lack of sensation
due to the death of nerves. In dry
gangrene the skin is leathery and
harsh, while in moist gangrene the It's
sues are soft, wrinkled, and friable;
the hair is disturbed, and the skin Is
usually moist and soapy and some
times covered with blisters. The It's
sue surrounding the moist gangrenous
patch is usually inflamed swollen, and
hot, but this is less noticeable In the
case of gangrene. Moist gangrene
often spreads and involves deeper It's
sue, sheaths of tendOns and joints,
blood poisoning and death. Dry gan
CREME is seldom dangerous, but the
rapidity of its spread will indicate it's
virulence.
Treatment.
The preventive treatment consists
in avoiding all the influences that tend
to disturb the nutrition of the tissues,
such as excessive cold or heat or con-
tinuous pressure. Gangrene following
sores caused by lying down may be
prevented by using soft bedding and
frequently turning the animal from
one side to the other. In dry gan
creme moist heat in the form of pOul-
tees or amounting the tissue with oils
and fats will be found beneficial in
fastening the dead tissue to slough off.
When the outer skin begins to sup
purate, it should be removed with a
pair of pincers, and the patch treated
as an open wound. In moist gangrene
the tissue should be thoroughly disin-
fected with 3 per cent solution
of compound cresOl, or particularly an
alcoholic tincture of camphor. Contin-
NO frr~f fof vx-tth Ant lie
prevents the accumulation and absorb
ton of poisonous liquids. Incisions
into the dead tissue may be made, and
when sloughing commences the It's
sue should be removed with fOrceps
and the resulting wound treated as in
dry gangrene.
liberation.
An ulcer is q circumscribed area of
decay occurring on the skin or mu-
cOus membrane. AS In the case of
disturbances of circulation
are among the most frequent causes.
A wound to a tissue with slight recu-
perative power may be followed by ul-
as in tumOrs. Certain germs
may produce ulcers, as the CHAMBERS
bacilli, which cause the alterations on
the nasal septum in CHAMBERS.
Treatment.
This consists in removing the excit-
ing cause at once. The secretiOns of
the ulcer should be washed off with
antiseptic solutions and the formation
of granulation tissues stimulated by
antiseptic salves. such as carbolated
lead ointment. or by dressings
Of camphOr. Where the ulcers are
lnflamed, warm lead water or lead wa
ter and laudanum will be found effica-
cious. CallOus ulcers are best re-
moved by curette, knife or hot iron
and then treated like common
wound. Mechanical irritation should |
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