General Management in Disease 



it is skilfully treated, at the very outset, the 

 chances are that the animal will die. 



The jaundiced appearance is due to the entrance 

 of bile pigments into the blood, and their subse- 

 quent distribution throughout the body, becoming 

 apparent, as a saffron tint of the skin ; whites of 

 the eyes ; mucous membranes of the mouth, etc., 

 along with deep yellow colouration of the urine. 



When animals are fed on food, too stimulating 

 in its nature, as in the forced feeding of cattle 

 and the horse, congestion of the liver often occurs. 

 The presence of liver flukes in sheep, leads to an 

 allied condition. 



Obstruction of the bile ducts ; congestion of 

 the liver ; exposure to cold ; and specific causes 

 are prominent factors in the production of jaundice. 



Treatment should be left to veterinary surgeon. 



Joint, Open 



When a joint has its capsular-ligament pene- 

 trated by a puncture, etc., it leads to the discharge 

 of synovia, or joint oil, but a wound in proximity 

 to a joint may, through sloughing, produce open 

 joint. Any joint may be in this condition, but 

 the hock, and the fetlock are those commonly 

 affected. If infection occurs at the time of injury, 

 suppuration sets in, and this complicates matters. 

 If there is disease of bone, blood is frequently 

 intermingled with the joint oil. Open joint is 

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