80 DISEASES OF 



DISEASES OF JOINTS. 

 INFLAMMATION OF JOINTS (ARTHRITIS). 



Causes. This is usually caused by external violence, 

 but may be a result of concussion in traveling at a fast 

 pace, or may be caused by sprains. We may also have 

 a rheumatic inflammation affecting the joints. "When 

 an animal is the subject of kicks or bruises on the limbs, 

 the important point is to note whether the injury is in 

 close proximity to a joint or not, because an injury to a 

 joint that has considerable motion is always a serious 

 affair, and will require more than ordinary care in the 

 management. 



Symptoms If we have inflammation of any of the 

 joints of the limbs, there will be lameness, and the de- 

 gree of lameness will depend on the severity of the in- 

 flammation. There will also be swelling and consid- 

 erable pain on pressure. If severe, there will be fever 

 and loss of appetite, the frequency of the pulse in- 

 creased, and often a tendency to suddenly jerk the limb 

 upward, as if suffering great pain. 



Treatment. If the lameness is very great, fomenta- 

 tions of hot water should be used, 3 or 4 times a day, 

 immediately followed by the application of a small 

 quantity of HEABD'S AMEEICAN EMBROCATION. If possi- 

 ble, apply a hot poultice of linseed meal, to which has 

 been added about a tablespoonful of HEARD'S AMERICAN 

 EMBROCATION, this to be renewed twice a day. The fol- 

 lowing pill should be administered : Aloes 5 drams, 

 ginger 1 dram and syrup sufficient to give it the 



