Show CARING FOR BRUISED WOUNDS injuries to horses legs are serious and should be treated so as not to leave scar bruised wounds do not require a great amount of attention since they are usually protected by the skin ani and germs germa cannot find their way in to cause much trouble to keep down inflammation it helps to bathe the skin with a solution made by dissolving two tablespoonfuls of lead acetate in a quart of water leg wounds in horses are a rather serious matter since they are likely to leave a blemish which will lower the value it is important in treating treat lne them to secure a healing which wilt will be so perfect that no one will suspect that a wound has ever been there for such wounds one veterinarian suggests the following clean the wound with a wash composed or of one tablespoonful of acetate of lead one tablespoonful of sulphate of zinc four tablespoonfuls of tincture of arnica and one quart of water this wash should be used every hour or so the first day and three or four times limes daily thereafter tho the object la IEL to keep keel the wound while healing lower than the surface of the skin if it pushes up of mercury ns na much ill uch as can be put on the surface or of a dime should be placed on the sore bore it Is I 1 said all t log leg wounds thun treated will heal over leaving no blemish |