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DR. LEGEAR'S STOCK BOOK. 



It is a hereditary disease, and will be transmitted to the colts 

 from the sire or dam if they are affected. 



Symptoms. Occasionally a well developed ring-bone will 

 come on a horse without making him lame, but it generally 

 makes him lame from the start and all the time during its 

 growth. In the early stages a ring-bone is sometimes very diffi- 

 cult to detect, but after they are well formed they are very easily 

 seen. 



Treatment. The treatment is similar to that of spavin. Give 

 the animal complete rest for one or two months, and repeatedly 

 blister with our Spavin Cure. If after you have blistered thor- 

 oughly for three or four times and the animal is still lame, the 

 only remedy is the operation of firing (see Fig. 26), which should 

 not be undertaken except by a qualified veterinary surgeon. Oc- 

 casionally after an animal has been repeatedly blistered or fired 

 he still remains lame; but on putting him to work the lameness 

 gradually disappears. 





Fig. 23. A Ring-bone. 



