SPEAINS OP THE FETLOCK. 65 



bone is not moved from its position, but the ligaments 

 are merely injured, or torn, or joints otherwise bruised, 

 it is termed a sprain. The swelling in this case is 

 often as severe and even more so than in case of 

 actual dislocation. Yet the accident is not so serious 

 because in cases of horses and cattle, a dislocation 

 is not always curable, and if the joint be replaced, 

 the danger of new dislocation is far more imminent 

 than though it had never occurred. 



CAUSES. Sprains and dislocations occur from 

 false steps, slipping, leaping across ditches, sudden 

 springing, violent effort in drawing a load, or sudden 

 turning, or from falls, blows, kicks, contusions, etc. 



FKEATMENT tn all such cases the indications 

 are simple, yet the execution of them sometimes 

 very difficult. For sprains, bathe the parts with THE 

 MARVEL, or ARNICA, to keep down the swelling and 

 inflammation, renewing the application from time to 

 time at intervals of two, four, or six hours, according 

 to the urgency of the case, and give the Specific, B 

 B, for INJURIES, two or three times a day until well; 

 fifteen drops as a dose. 



Sprains of the Fetlock. 



A sprain of this joint sometimes occurs, manifested 

 by heat, swelling, and lameness more or less decid- 

 ed, and especially manifested when the horse is mov- 

 ing on uneven ground. When recent, bathe the part 

 with THE MARVEL, and saturate a bandage with it, 

 and wrap it up moistening it from time to time, and 

 giving the Specific, B B ; for SPRAINS, two or three 

 times per day, fifteen drops at a dose. The pain and 

 lameness will gradually abate 



