DISEASES AND TEEATMENT OF CATTLE. 291 



PRACTURES OF THE BONES ABOVE AND BELOW THE STIFFLE JOINT. 



The animal may not able to stand, but if it is the leg will be 

 hanging Icose. By moving the leg you can hear the broken bones 

 -grate on each other. 



Treatment. — In very severe cases it is best to destroy the 



animal, or, if is a fat animal, kill it for beef. If you attempt to 



treat it you vi^ill not be able to do anything for it only keep the animal 



quiet, and leave it lying down or standing up, whichever it 



prefers. 



STIFFLE OUT IN CATTLE. 



For this disease we refer you to dislocation of the patella 

 (stiffle out) in horses, for the causes, symptoms and treatment are 

 the same in both. This does not occur so often in cattle as it 

 does in horses. 



FRACTURES OF THE BONES BELOW THE HOCK. 



For this we refer you to fracture of the bones below the knee, 



for the causes, symptoms and treatment are the same in both 



cases. 



SPAVIN. 



This is generally seen in working oxen, or cows. There is 



lameness and an enlargement on the inner side of the lower part 



of the hock joint, similar to spavin in horses. Blister with the 



following : 



Biniodide of Mercury or Red Precipitate 2 drams. 



Powdered Cantharides or Spanish Fly 3 " 



Vaseline or Lard 1^ ounces. 



Mix thoroughly and clip off the hair on the inside of the hock 

 over the enlargement, and rub on half of this blister, rubbing it in 

 well, and tie the animal short so it cannot lick it ; grease the 

 blistered part the third day after blistering, then let it go for a 

 month, and then wash it off with warm water and soap and keep 

 repeating the blister until the animal is over the lameness, which 

 generally takes three or four months. 



SPRAINS IN ANY PART OF THE ANIMAL. 



Causes. — Generally from the animal stepping crooked, or a 

 dog worrying it, or from fighting. 



Symptoms. — There is heat, swelling, pain and stiffness, or 

 lameness according to the part of the body it is in. 



Treatment. — Bathe the parts well with luke warm water and 

 vinegar three times a day ; after bathing wipe dry and apply the 



