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Symptoms. — There is a puffy enlargement on the inside and 

 front of the hock joint sometimes larger than others, by feeling it 

 you can tell it is full of oil. If it comes on from a sprain the 

 animal will be lame for a few days, but this passes off and leaves 

 an enlargement. 



Treatment. — If the animal is lame, bathe with luke warm 

 water and salt twice a day, in warm weather use cold water, and 

 in cold weather use warm water, after bathing rub dry and apply 

 the white liniment. Keep up this treatment for a few days until 

 he is over the soreness and lameness, then blister with the follow- 

 ing, and turn the animal out. 



Pulverized Canthardies or Spanish Fly 2 drams. 



Vaseline or Lard 1 ounce. 



Mix and there will be enough to blister two or three times 

 according to the size of the bog, rub in well and in three days 

 grease. Repeat the blister in a few weeks as soon as the skin is 

 nicely healing up. It needs to be blistered several times before 

 you get it all down. Often where there is a bog spavin there is a 

 thoroughpin in connection with it. For further particulars refer 

 to last paragraph under the heading of capped hock. 



THOROUGHPIN. 



Causes. — Similar to those given for bog spavin and the en- 

 largements are on each side of the hock near the back. 



Treatment. — The treatment is the same as given for bog 



spavin. Never, under any circumstance open either a bog spavin 



or a thoroughpin, for if you do, you will have a case of open joint 



to deal with. 



CAPPED HOCK. 



This is a common disease. It is a swelling or thickening on 

 the cap of the hock. 



Causes. — From an injury of some kind, such as from kicking 

 In the stable and striking the hock against the stall, or some 

 horses will do it in laying down. 



Symptoms.— Swelling on the cap of the hock, which is gen- 

 erally soft but not sore to handle, and is of a puffy nature, for it is 

 mostly oil that causes the enlargement on account oi the little 

 bursa being injured, it secretes too much oil and that is what causes 

 the enlargement. It does not lame the horse or interfere with his 

 usefulness, but it is a bad eye-sore. 



Treatment. — If it is caused from kicking the stall, place the 

 horse so he cannot strike it. If being treated as soon as it is 



