THe JOURNAL 



OF 



T'Re department of Mgricutture. 



Vol. V. Part 5. 



8th May, 1907. 



LAMENESS IN HORSES. 



^\ .S'. Cameron, HI .R.C.V .S., CJ/ief Yctcrinary Officer. 



{Continued from page 220.) 



ELBOW LAMENESS. 



LIBRARY 

 fciW YORK 

 • TaNICaL 



Elbow Lameness is not very common in horses. It may arise from 

 rheumatic or otl^ier disease of the joint ; from sprain of tiie ligaments sup- 

 porting and binding the joint or of the muscles attached in its vicinity — 

 which latter usually occurs as a result of accidental slipping ; or from frac- 

 ture of the head of the small bone of the forearm {ulna) which constitutes 

 the "point of the elbow " and which is the seat of that common and un- 

 sightly blemish known as "capped elbow." 



Symptoms. — From whatever cause arising elbow lameness is character- 

 ized by the fo'l lowing symptoms: — 



{a) The horse stands with his knee raised and bent ; the toe rests 



on the ground, the limb being apparently useless. 

 {b) When the animal is moved he makes a sudden drop on the sound 

 limb and appears as though he would fall at every step ; there 

 is a jerking kind of motion in the joint and the limb is 

 greatly bent at the knee when the weight is thrown upon it. 

 {c) When it is " the point of the elbow " that is injured the horse 



is able to stand quite well, but is lame when mO'ved. 

 {d) There is generally heat, pain, and swelling in the region of the 

 joint. 

 Treatment.- — The principles of treatment laid down for shoulder lame- 

 ness should also be followed in regard to elbow Lameness. 

 |s^ Capped Elbow seldom causes lameness. Although an unsoundness 

 CD it is the result of an injury and will be more fittingly dealt with under 

 ^that heading. 



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