DISEASES A^^D TREATMENT OF THE HORSE. 207 



TUMORS OR LUMPS ON THE SHOULDER. 



Causes. — From the animal receiving a bruise of any kind on 

 the shoulder, and not being- properly treated afterwards, it turns 

 into a hard, callous lump. 



Treatment. — The best treatment is to take a sharp knife and 

 skin the lumps right out; after this, sew up the skin with a needle 

 and twine, and treat them as a lacerated wound. There is not 

 much danger in cutting around the shoulder, for there are no 

 large vessels where these lumps are generally found. 



SHOULDER JOINT LAMENESS. 



This is a very bad lameness, and the seat of the trouble is 

 generally situated where the large muscle oiF the shoulder passes 

 down through the pulley-shaped part on the bones on the front of 

 the shoulder joint. 



Causes. — From a severe sprain of the joint, and is generally 

 caused by a horse becoming cast in his stall ; or from going 

 through deep snow ; or from falling on his shoulder ; or from a 

 kick from another horse ; and sometimes it is caused from a kind 

 of rheumatic inflammation s'ettling in the joint. 



Symptoms. — When the animal is trotting he will step short 

 on the affected leg, and will often strike the toe and stumble, on 

 account of not being able to lift the leg up properly. In standing, 

 he will bring the foot well under him, resting on the toe, allowing 

 the knee to bend forward ; this is to give the shoulder a rest. If 

 you pinch him around the shoulder, he will flinch from soreness. 



Treatment. — If the case is allowed to run on for a long time, 



and the bone becomes diseased, it is incurable ; but if taken in 



time, you may eff'ect a cure by bathing the shoulder with luke warm 



water and salt twice a day. After bathing, wipe dry and rub well 



with white liniment. Keep the animal in the stable and keep the 



shoulder as quiet as you can. After the soreness is pretty well 



out, blister with the following blister : 



Powdered Cantharides or Spanish Fly 1 J drams. 



Vaseline or Lard 1 ounce. 



Mix and apply half of this mixture around the front and side 

 of the shoulder joint ; rub in well and allow it to stand for three 

 days, then grease with lard. After two or three weeks, if the 

 animal does not seem better, wash the shoulder off and blister 

 again, following the same instructions as given before. 



