HORSES. 101 



disease, raises his leg from the ground with a stiff jerk, 

 and he appears to have a lame movement. 



The first thing to be done towards a cure, is to cut 

 off the hair from the part swollen, and after rubbing, 

 with a piece of soap, round the outside of the spavin? 

 apply a blister composed as follows : Hogs lard, 

 half an ounce; Beeswax, three drachms; Sublimate, 

 half a drachm; and Canthcdrides , two drachms. 

 This generally effects a cure; if not, repeat the blis- 

 ter. Let the blister be spread upon a piece of soft 

 white leather. 



BONE SPAVIN. 



The second form of spavin is called bone spavin, 

 which consists of a bony excrescence, or hard swell- 

 ing on the inside of the hock, a little under the joint, 

 somewhat lower than a blood spavin. It often causes 

 lameness just before it makes its appearance, which 

 may be discovered by feeling the part, which is hot 

 and tender. The same treatment as in blood spa- 

 vin. 



A blister should be applied, and repeated as often 

 as necessary. But when the disease is of long stand- 

 ing, the cure often becomes difficult. Should this be 

 the case, the skin should be irritated with caustic, and 

 the day after, the application of a strong blister will 

 be necessary. After this, the horse should rest seve- 

 ral months, 



I have said thus much on the most common diseases 

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