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bone will slip into its place again. It was only last 

 summer that I had under treatment a horse that would 

 frequently displace first one patella and then the other, 

 and if made to change position, they would slip into 

 place again. The treatment continued for about three 

 months, the dislocations becoming gradually less fre- 

 quent. When the horse first came under my treatment 

 the accident occurred several times a day. Only on 

 one occasion did I have to use force to replace the dis- 

 located bone. 



Symptoms. The horse will be found perfectly stiff 

 in the dislocated limb which will be dragged along if 

 made to walk, it being impossible for the animal to 

 bring the limb even with its fellow, until the dislocation 

 is reduced. The position of the limb is seen in figure 

 29. 



Fig. 29. Position of hind limb with dislocated stifle. 



Treatment Reduction can frequently be effected by 

 simply taking hold of the bone and pushing it inward 

 and downward, when it slips into its place. At other 

 times it will be necessary to attach a rope to the pas- 



