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until the thickening' is gone. After this, be careful how you have 



the animal shod, and if he is inclined to strike, wear a knee boot 



on him. 



FRACTURE OF THE BONES OF THE KNEE. 



Causes. — From falling on the knees. 



Symptoms. — The animal will be very lame, the knees become 

 swollen and is hot and tender. 



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

 warm water — the more the better — after bathing, efich time apply 

 white liniment. It generally takes a case of this kind four or five 

 weeks to get better. After the soreness and swelling has gone 

 down it is well to blister a few times with the fly blister to get the 

 soreness and thickening out of the knee. 



PUFFY ENLARGEMENTS AROUND THE KNEES AND FETLOCKS 

 (BURSAL ENLARGEMENTS). 



Causes. — From striking the knee against the manger while 

 pawing, or from lying on the hard floor, or anything that \v\\\ 

 bruise the knee or fetlock. 



Symptoms.- -There is a puffy enlargement, but not sore to 

 handle, and it feels as if it was full of oil. 



Treatment. — Bathe well once a day with cold water and salt, 

 rub dry and bandage for three hours. After you remove the 

 bandage — every third day — apply acid liniment, which will make, 

 as a general thing, a complete cure. Never attempt to open a 

 Bursal, for it will allow the oil that is in it to run out. In all 

 cases, if you find the cause, remove it. 



SPLINT AFFECTING THE KNEE. 

 This is where the splint is very high up on the bones and 

 aflfects the knee. 



Treatment. — Use the same treatment that is given for splint^ 

 but in some cases it is very hard to eff"ect a cure. 



KNEE SPRUNG. 

 This is when the knee is bent forward. 



Causes. — From hard and fast work, or from standing in a 

 stall that has a big slant, high in front and low behind, or from 

 feeding out of a very high rack, or from a sprain and contraction 

 of the back tendons, or a horse being shod with high jieels will; 

 cause it. Horses with weak, small knees are more subject to this 

 than horses with good, strong straight knees. An animal majr 

 be very badly knee sprung and still be a good work horse. 



