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DR. Li-CK.ufs STOCK BOOK. 



Tmilmcnt. If there is much fever and soreness in the foot, 

 remove it by frequent bathing and poulticing. Give the ani- 

 mal a good long rest. After the inflammation has been relieve I. 

 blister the enlargement well with Dr. LeCJear's Celebrated Spavin 

 Cure. (See Appendix.) In most cases this will effect a cure. 

 There are some cases that bailie all treatment, and the only relief 

 is to perform the operation of neurotomy. This is an operation 

 which should be undertaken only by a qualified veterinary sur- 

 geon. 



SPAVIN. 



There are two kinds of spavin recognized by the veterinary 

 profession bone spavin and bog spavin. We will first consider 

 bone spavin, and later on consider bog spavin. 



Bone spavin is a bony growth 

 affecting the hock (gamble) joint. 

 The general location of the en- 

 largement is on the front of th--. 1 

 inside of the joint, but the disease 

 may affect the whole joint. It is 

 called high spavin when the en- 

 largement comes on the upper 

 part of the joint; and low spavin 

 when it comes on the lower part 

 of the joint. High spavin is by 

 far the worst disease and much 

 harder to cure. Spavin never 

 comes on the front legs, and only 

 on the hock joints of the hind 

 legs. A horse may be spavined and not show a lump at all on 

 the joint. Such a spavin is called an ocult spavin (not visible), 

 and is a very bad disease, as it affects the true articulations oL' 

 of the joint. 



Fit?. 26. Bone Spavin. 



