nces met with after entering the body.

The entering wound is the size of the projectile, the edges are inverted
and often scorched. The wound produced in case of the bullet's exit is
larger than the projectile, the edges are turned out and ragged. A
bullet heated by the friction of the barrel or air often softens and
becomes flattened on striking a bone or other tissue. Modern bullets
that have an outer steel layer may pass through bone without splintering
it. Lead bullets may split, producing two exit wounds. Spent bullets may
only produce a bruise. Should bones be struck by a ball they are
sometimes shattered and splintered to such an extent as to warrant us in
having the animal destroyed. A gunshot wound, when irreparable injury
has not been done, is to be treated the same as punctured wounds, i.
e., stop the hemorrhage, remove the foreign body if possible, and apply
hot fomentations or poultices to the wound until suppuration is fairly
established. Anti-septic and disinfectant injections may then be used.
Should pus accumulate in the tissues, openings must be made at the most
depending parts for its escape. Wounds from shotguns fired close to the
animals are serious. They are virtually lacerated and contused wounds.
Remove all the shot possible from the wound and treat as directed for
contusions. When small shot strike the horse from a distance they stick
in the skin or only go through it. The shot grains must be picked out,
but as a rule this "peppering" of the skin amounts to but little.

POISONED WOUNDS.

These injuries are the result of bites of snakes, rabid dogs, stings of
bees, wasps, etc. A single sting is not dangerous, but an animal is
often stung by a swarm of insects, when the chief danger occurs from the
swelling produced. If stung about the head, the nostrils may be closed
as a result of the swelling, causing labored breathing and possibly
asphyxiation. Intoxication may be produced by the absorption of this
poison and is manifested by staggering gait, spreading of the legs,
paralysis of the muscles, difficult respiration, and a rise of
temperature. Death may follow in five to ten hours.

_Treatment._--Douse animal with cold water and apply any alkaline
liquid, such as soapsuds, bicarbonate of soda, or weak solution of
ammonia. Internally give alcohol, ether, or camphor to strengthen the
heart. In case of bites by rattlesnakes, moccasin, or other poisonous
snakes, a painful swelling occurs about t