The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-02

The local arrlica tion a |
cold water to the infamed spot for N |
hour at a time three or four times Z |
day, has often proved very beneficial
and has afforded great relief.
or saltpeter and water; sedative
washes, such as tincture Of opium and
aconite, chloroform liniment, or cam
phorated oil, are also TO be frequently
applied Should this treatment fall to
check the progress Of the trouble, tho
formation of pus should be FASTENED al
rapidly as possible. Hot fomenta.
tons and poultices are to be constant
ly used, aud as soon as the presence Of
pus car be detected, the abscess wall
is to be opened at it's lowest point.
AS with any simple abscess, II drainage
can be so provided that the pus will
run OF as fast as formed without re-
naming within the interstices OF the
tissues, the healing will be rapid and
satisfactory.
II the abscess has already opened
giving vent to quantity Of purulent
matter, and the pipes and tubes lead
Ing from the opening are found to be
extensive and surrounded with thick
fungoid membranes, there is consider
able danger that the internal ngamentx
or even some of the bones have be-
come affected, in which case the con-
ditiOn has assumed q serious aspect
Or, on the other hand, If the abscess
has existed for some time without
rupture, its contents will frequently
be found to consist of dried purulent
matter, firm and dense, and the walls
surrounding the mass will be found
greatly thickened. In such q case the
application of caustics will cause a
sloughing of all of the unhealthy It's
sue, and will also stimulate a rapid
increase of healthy material to replace
that destroyed in the course Of the de-
velopment and treatment of the dis
ease. Threads or cords soaked in gum
arabic solution and rolled in powdered
corrosive sublimate may be introduced
into the canal and allowed to remain
The skin on all parts Of the shoulder
and leg beneath the fistula should be
this will prevent the discharge that
comes from the opening after the caus-
tic is introduced from irritating or
blistering the skin over which # flows.
In obstinate cases piece of caustic
potash (fused) l to inches In length
may be introduced into the opening,
and should be covered with oakum or
cotton. The horse should then be Sc
cured so that he cannot reach the part
with his teeth. After the caustic plug
has been In place for "a hours, it may
be removed and hot lamentations APP
piled. AS soon as the discharge has
become again established the abscess
tremity, and the passage thus formed
may be kept open by the Introduction
of seton. If the pipes become estab-
lished in the deep tissues beneath the
shoulder blade or among the spines OF
the vertebral column, it will often be
found impossible to provide proper
drainage for the abscess from below
and treatment must consist of caustit
solutions carefully injected into all
parts of the suppurating sinuses.
very effective remedy for this purpose
is one ounce Of chloride of zinc in hall
pint of water, injected three times
during week, after which weak so
luton of the same may be occasional
ly injected. Injections OF Villat3s 80
luton or alcoholic solution of corrosive
sublimate, strong carbolic acid, or pos
sibly oil Of turpentine will also prove
beneficial. Pressure should be applied
from below, and endeavors made t
heal the various pipes from the bot
tom.
Majority Of Cases Durable.
Although the successful treatment O
fistulas requires time and patience, thu
majority Of cases are durable. TIL
sinuses must be opened at their loves
extremity and kept open. Caustic ap
plications must be thoroughly uset
once or twice, after which mild as
tringent antiseptic washes should b.
persistently used until a cure i
reached.
1t sometimes happens that the ero
sions have burrowed so deeply or II
such direction that the opening of
drainage passage becomes impracti
cable. In other cases the bones ma
be attacked in some inaccessible loca
ton, or the joints may be affected, an
in these cases it is often best to de
stroy the horse at once,
The temperance Of the fistula al
ter it has apparently healed Is not un
common. The secondary attack Il
these, cases is seldom serious. TIL
lesion should be carefully cleaned an
. afterwards injected with solution O
zinc sulphate, 20 grains to the ounc
of water, every second or third da
until a cure Is effected.
In fistula of the foot there Is tn
J same tendency toward the burrowin
Of pus downward to lower structure.
or in some cases upward toward th
| coronet. Prior to the development c
quittor there is always swelling 6