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Symptoms. Bog spavin can generally be detected quite easily, 

 as the swelling can be easily seen. In large horses the swelling 

 is generally flabby and cool, and does no harm. In light driving 

 horses it is very liable to cause lameness, and if much fevered <s 

 very liable to turn to a fibrous or bony lump. 



Treatment. Give rest and blister thoroughly with our Spavin 

 Cure. In heavy horses and those that are not lame, it is best to 

 let the spavin alone, as it will seldom do harm. Hand-rubbing 

 is very useful, and what is still better is a bog spavin truss (Fig. 

 33), which gives pressure. Careful firing is sometimes very bene- 

 ficial, but there is no remedy better than Dr. LeGear's Spavin 

 Cure. (See Appendix.) 



CAPPED HOCK. 



Capped hock is an enlargement on the point of the hock. 

 It is generally quite small, but may become very large. (See 

 Fig. 34.) 



Causes. Capped hock is generally caused by blows, kicks, etc., 

 or by the horse lying with the points of the hocks on the hard 

 ground. It is sometimes due to a dropsical condition of the legs. 

 If a horse has capped hock it is well to suspect him as a kicker. 



Treatment. The best treatment in the early stages of the dis- 

 ease, when it is due to an injury, is to bathe it thoroughly two 

 or three times a day with Dr. LeGear's Liniment. (See Appen- 

 dix.) If it does not go away in the course of a week, apply some 

 of our Spavin Cure (see Appendix), and repeat in two weeks if 

 necessary. Always remove the cause. If the horse is a kicker, 

 try and keep everything away from his hocks. If he lays on 

 them, put a large pad on his hocks and give him a good soft bed 

 to lie on. 



