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BURNS AND SCALDS. 



373. Treatment. Bathe or tie up the parts with any mild 

 antiseptic solution, or dust the surface with borac acid or flour and 

 cover with cotton and a bandage-. If sloughing occurs, treat as an. 

 ordinary wound. 



INJURIES RECEIVING SPECIAL NAMES. 



374. Capped elbow (shoe boil). 



Causes. A bruise at the point of the elbow produced by lying 

 upon a hard unbedded floor. 



Symptoms. A hot, painful swelling at the point of the elbow. 



Treatment. Cold irrigations and white 

 lotion baths. After the inflammation has 

 been reduced, apply tincture of iodine 

 daily or blister, if an abscess forms and 

 the swelling bursts, syringe out daily with 

 an antiseptic solution. Cross-tie the ani- 

 mal during treatment. Operative meas- 

 ures must be left to the veterinarian. 



Prevention. Keep the stall floor level 

 and give plenty of bedding. 



375. Capped hock (fig. 38). 

 Causes. A bruise to the point of the 



hock caused by lying upon hard, un- 

 bedded floors, and by kicking against the 

 stall or other hard objects. 



Symptoms. A hot painful swelling at 

 the point of the hock. 



Treatment. Same as for capped elbow. 



Prevention. If due to kicking in the 

 stall, pad the heel posts with gunny sacks 

 and straw. If due to lying on a hard 

 floor, provide a good bed. 



376. Fistulous withers (fig. 39). 

 An abscess in the vicinity of the withers 

 having a chronic discharge of pus from 



FIG. 38, 5. Capped hock. 



one or more openings. It may involve the soft structures only, or it 

 may extend to the bones. 



Causes. Bruises, usually from the saddle or collar. 



Symptoms and treatment. See abscesses, paragraph 372. 



