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Symptoms. — There is swelling and soreness of the muscles^ 

 which will be best noticed while standing" behind the animal, and 

 there will be great difficulty in bringing the leg forward. 



Treatment. — Keep the animal quiet ; bathe well with luke 

 warm water and salt two or three times a day; after bathing, 

 wipe dry and rub the parts well with white liniment. Follow up 

 this treatment until the animal is better. 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



DISEASES OF THE FRONT AND HIND LEGS. 



CAPPED ELBOW. 



This is a thickening at the back of the elbow joint. 



Causes. — From shoeing and leaving a long heel on the shoe^ 

 which catches the animal in that part while he is lying down ; or 

 from wearing a heavy belly band on the harness, which rubs 

 against and irritates the elbow. 



Treatment. — If it is caused by the shoe, have him shod 

 with a short-heeled shoe, and, for a time, tie an old bag 

 around the foot, so when he is lying down the foot will not irritate 

 the elbow. Treat with the following as con as noticed '. Bathe 

 well with luke warm water and vinegar twice a Jay. it it is not 

 raw, only swollen, use the white* liniment after bathing ; but if it 

 is raw, use the white lotion ; this will generally bring it all right. 

 In some cases it festers and matter forms in it ; in this case open 

 it up with a knife at the lowest part of the swelling, and treat it 

 the same as above mentioned, only melt a little green salve and 

 put it in the hole each time after dressing it until it heals. If it is 

 of long standing, and there is a large, hard lump formed on the 

 cap of the elbow, the only treatment is to throw the animal and 

 secure him, and skin the lump out carefully, which can be done 

 without much bleeding. After you cut the lump out, draw the 

 skin together with a few stitches and treat the same as a lacerated 

 wound, by bathing with luke warm water and applying the white 

 lotion twice a day until it heals up. 



FRACTURE OF THE BONES IN THE SHOULDER. 



Causes. — Generally from falling, or from running against 

 somethi' g. 



Symptoms. — There will be swelling and soreness of the parts,, 

 and the animal will be very lame, and, on moving the shoulder^ 

 you will hear the ends of the bones grating on each other. 



