362 DISEASES OF METABOLISM 



In dogs, when the limb bones become soft and deformed, 

 splints and bandages are useful to act as a support which 

 reduces the deformity to a minimum. 



OSTEOMALACIA. BRITTLENESS OF BONES. 



Osteomalacia occurs so rarely in small animals that the 

 reader is referred to other works for the discussion of it. 



