194 THE DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 



Back the horse forcibly and suddenly and somewhat diag- 

 onally a few paces. 2. If the first remedy does not suc- 

 ceed, fix a line around the pastern, the other end passed 

 over the neck. Pull the limb forward till the fetlock is 

 nearly as high as the elbow on the same side. Press the 

 bone forward and inward with a jerk. If the displace- 

 ment is inward, which is rare and cannot occur without 

 great violence, if the hand is not strong enough, press 

 the bone upward and- outward with a piece of wood. 



To prev^ut a recurrence of the dislocation, keep the 

 horse quiet — in a sling if necessary — applying stimulants, 

 blisters, or plasters. A wide bandage, with a hole in the 

 middle for the patella (stifle), and laced behind the limb, 

 may be successfully applied, especially if the skin is made 

 adhesive with Canada balsam. Keep the limb extended 

 with a line around the pastern and neck. 



Abate inflammation in all dislocations by hot fomenta- 

 tions or cold water. 



The symptoms of dislocation are : Change in the ap- 

 pearance of the dislocated part — depression at joint, prom- 

 inence and tenderness at the then place of lodgment; 

 peculiar noise and acute pain in moving the part; con- 

 siderable swelling. Compare the dislocated part with the 

 opposite side. 



When the stifle is dislocated, the. symptoms, in addition 

 to the above, are: Backward protrusion of limb; pastern 

 and foot bent to utmost ; cannot be straightened ; limb 

 trailed, describing the segment of a circle when the ani- 

 mal moves. 



