24 THE VETERINARIAN 



the following : Boracic Acid, two ounces ; lodof onn, one 

 ounce ; Tannic Acid, one ounce. Powder finely, mix and 

 apply two or three times a day. If the skin is not 

 broken, apply cold water or ice packs until the inflam- 

 mation has subsided; then use the following: Tincture 

 of Iodine, one ounce; Camphor, two ounces, and Gaso- 

 lene, eight ounces. Apply with nail or toothbrush every 

 thirty-six hours until the enlargement has disappeared. 



CAPPED HOCK 



Cause: Some horses have the habit of rubbing or 

 striking their hocks against the partition of their stalls. 

 May also be produced by kicks from other horses, or 

 hocks may be bruised by the singletree. 



Symptoms : An enlargement at the point of the hock, 

 which may run up along the tendons and muscles of the 

 leg. Repeated injuries cause the hock to enlarge and 

 become flabby, and in some cases it contains a bloody 

 serum or pus. 



Tkeatment : Do not attempt to lance the puffy swell- 

 ing on the point of the hock, as you may produce an open 

 joint, which is very difficult to treat, and chances are 

 that you would lose the animal. 



The treatment that I would recommend is to find out 

 the true cause and remove it. When the puffy swelling 

 is swollen, hot and painful, apply cold water or ice packs. 

 When the heat and pain have subsided apply the follow- 

 ing: Tincture of Iodine, two ounces; Gum Camphor, 

 two ounces, dissolved in one pint of Gasolene. Shake 

 the contents of the bottle before using each time and 

 apply with a nail or toothbrush every forty-eight hours. 

 This is very penetrating and will remove the enlargement 

 or absorb fluids that might have accumulated from ths(' 

 result of the bruise. 



