Manual of veterinary homeopathy : $b comprising diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, dogs and poultry and their homeopathic treatmentHumphreys, F. (Frederick)
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Manual of veterinary homeopathy : $b comprising diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, dogs and poultry and their homeopathic treatment
Humphreys, F. (Frederick)
Homeopathic veterinary medicine
_Fractures of the leg_, from the weight of the animal, are extremely
difficult to manage. It can only be done by suspending the animal by
stout canvas passing under the belly and attached to rollers on either
side and by means of pulleys raising him up so that the feet just touch
the ground, the canvas being supplied with heavy bands, before and
behind, to keep the body securely fixed in the canvas. The fractured
ends of the limb should then be carefully adjusted and the limb wound
well with a roller-bandage, then a pair of iron splints, grooved so as
to fit the limb, and well wadded with tow; the splint that is behind two
or three inches longer than the foot, should be securely bound on. The
whole internal bandage should be bathed with HUMPHREYS’ MARVEL WITCH
HAZEL and kept wet with it, from time to time, for a week. This will
subdue inflammation and hasten the union of the parts. After eight days,
the splints should be removed and the limb examined, and again replaced,
to remain five or six weeks, at the end of which time the splint may be
removed and a simple bandage and lighter splint retained until the cure
is perfected in some six weeks longer, when the animal may be trusted to
use his limb. If the ends are in proper apposition and maintained there,
the union will be perfect, with but little swelling or deformity.
The general treatment of all fractures is to place the parts in
apposition, keep them there by proper splints and bandage, and keep the
place wet with HUMPHREYS’ MARVEL WITCH HAZEL until the heat and swelling
have subsided. Give also a dose of A.A., every two hours, for the first
three days, to reduce the heat and fever; then alternate the B.B. with
A.A. a dose every three or four hours during the day, to promote
reunion.
Sprains or Strains and Dislocations
Sprains of various joints or parts occur which are more or less grave or
serious, depending upon the extent of injury or the joint involved. If a
bone is displaced it is termed a dislocation. The joint becomes painful,
swelling soon ensues, and on comparing the joint with its fellow, we
perceive the distortion; the limb is longer or shorter, and the animal
moves it with great difficulty or not at all. If the bone is not moved
from its position, but the ligaments are merely injured, or torn, or
joints otherwise bruised, it is termed a sprain. The swelling in this
case is often as severe and even more so than in case of actual
dislocation. Yet the accident is not so serious, because in cases of
horses and cattle, a dislocation is not always curable, and if the joint
be replaced the danger of new dislocation is far more imminent than
though it had never occurred.
CAUSES.—Sprains and dislocations occur from false steps, slipping,
leaping across ditches, sudden springing, violent effort in drawing a
load, or sudden turning, or from falls, blows, kicks, contusions, etc.
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