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of factory cotton around the body to help to support the stitches. 

 Keep the animal quiet and feed on soft food until the wound 

 heals up. 



STAKED. 



This is a very common occurrertce among' horses. 



Causes. — The animal steps upon a piece of stick and it 

 turns up and catches him, or from jumping- a fence and 

 g-etting- caug-ht, or running against a stake sticking- up in a field, 

 or a plow handle or anything- that the animal will run against. 



Treatment.- Pull the stake out if it is still stuck in the 

 horse, and examine it to see that there is no pieces of the wood 

 left in the wound. There is never much bleeding in a case of 

 this kind, but if it does, stuff the hole with cotton batting and 

 leave it in for twenty-four hours ; after this time it will be safe to 

 take it out, then treat same as for punctured wound. Keep the 

 animal quiet until it begins to heal, and feed on soft food with 

 plenty of flaxseed in it to keep his bowels loose. 



HIPPED. 



This is when the point of the hip bone is knocked down. 



Causes. — From running through a narrow doorway &ad 

 striking the side of it, or from falling on hard ground, or anything 

 that will strike the point of the hip hard enough to break a piece 

 off the bone. 



Symptoms. — At the time it happens there will be swelling and 

 soreness around the point of the hip. After it gets well you will 

 notice that the injured hip is not as large as the other, and it is a 

 nasty eye-sore on a horse. 



Treatment. — The only thing to be done after it is knocked 

 down is to bathe and apply the white liniment after bathing until 

 you get the swelling and soreness out, then leave it alone. If it 

 is a case where the hip swells up and begins to fester aroun-d the 

 broken piece of bone, cut into it and take the piece out, then treat 

 same as lacerated wound. 



FRACTURE OF THE HIP BONES. 



This is generally caused from a horse slipping and falling osv 

 ice, or may be done in any other way when the animal receives 

 injury enough to fracture the bones. 



Symptoms. — There is severe lameness, and if you examine 

 closely by twisting on the bones you will hear the broken ends wf 



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