DISEASE OF BONES, JOINTS, ETC. 



inflamed^ indicated by increased heat, pain, and some swelling, 

 upon the subsidence of which the splint remains. The way to 

 detect the deposit is by passing the fingers firmly and steadily 

 down the back of the cannon bone. Care must be taken not 

 to mistake the button upon each sphnt bone for that of splint. 

 The buttons form the endings of the splint bones, and are 

 situated a little towards the sides of the lower end of the cannon, 

 whereas splint is frequently found at the upper third of the 

 bone, though, of course, by no means confined to the aforesaid 

 locaUty. A splint upon the outside of the bone, near the knee 

 joint, etc., is more detrimental than in the situation on which 

 it is commonly found. Splint lameness increases with exercise. 



Treatment. — When splint is forming, the horse must have 

 six weeks' rest, and the application of some cooling lotion 

 to the part. Consult veterinary surgeon as to advisa- 

 bility of point firing. 



BONE SPAVIN, ETC. 



In this disease the bones of the inner and lower part of 

 the hock are affected. It is an exceedingly common disease 

 amongst horses of every class. Hereditary predisposition is 

 thought to exist in defective hock conformation, yet spavin 

 can be seen and felt in hocks to all appearances well built. 

 External injuries and concussion are important factors in excit- 

 ing inflammation in the hock, as well as in certain other 

 parts. 



In the so-called occult (hidden) spavin, the inflammatory 

 activity is chiefly confined to the rough areas between the 

 small bones of the hock in which the interosseal ligamentous 



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