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Sweets in setting bones. Their success has been very great 

 in human practice. Tie both hind-legs together and both fore- 

 legs together, run a pole between them, and hitch to the mid- 

 dle of the pole. 



DISLOCATION OF THE STIFLE. 



Dislocation of the stifle-bone, knee-cap, or patella, is an ac- 

 cident not near so often met as is generally supposed, other 

 causes of lameness, or a mere strain of the stifle-joint, being 

 mistaken for it. The stifle-bone may be either thrown to the 

 inside or outside of the limb. When it is thrown outward 

 there will be an empty or sunken space in front of the joint, 

 and the stifle-bone will be felt firmly fixed at the outer side of 

 the joint. The limb is stiffened and extended backward, and 

 the horse can not bring it forward. When the stifle-bone is 

 knocked inward, a similar space will be found in front, but 

 the bone will rest on the inside of the joint. The limb will be 

 drawn upward and outward, and the horse will be unable to 

 rest on it. 



Treatment. — The limb is to be drawn upward and forward. 

 A rope may be fastened about the 2'»astern, and if the disloca- 

 tion is inward, carry the rope between the forward legs and to 

 the opposite side from the injury, and then over the neck. 

 The necessary amount of force may be then applied to the 

 rope to draw the limb sufficiently upward and forward. The 

 operator then replaces the stifle-bone, and holds it there until 

 the limb is carefully let down, and for a few minutes after- 

 ward. When the bone is thrown outward, pass the rope over 

 the neck to the opposite side, and then proceed as in the other 

 case. 



DISLOCATION OF THE FETLOCK. 



The fetlock, or upper pastern-joint, may be dislocated, the 

 foot being turned either outward or inward. The deformity is 

 such that this accident can not be mistaken. 



