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60 — Throughpin ; a puffy enlargement at the upper and back part of 

 the hock joint, usually appearing both on the inside and outside. 



61 — Weak, small thigh, from faulty development. 



62 — Capped hock, an enlargement on the point of the hock, usually 

 filled with serum ; caused by a bniise, oftenest by kicking in the stall. 



63 — Curb; an enlargement of the back of the hock, from sprain. 



64- — Saddle gall, from uneven pressure of the saddle. 



III. Symptoms of Internal Diseases. 



Iiiloniiil diseases cannot be illustrated except to de[)ict the actions of 

 thoanimal when suffering with derangement of the internal organs or their 

 connections. Their actions, such as position, standing, lying, rolling, kick- 

 ing, jumping, running etc. ; inclinations, such as the appetite, either rav- 

 enous or lost ; thirst, either excessive or none, etc., are all condensed 

 into one word, Symptoms. They express the feelings and appearances 

 of the animal, and these, along with a few scientific observations, are all 

 we have to rely upon to diagnose (recognise) the disease. Hence, it is 

 of vital importance to be cognizant of the actions, habits, constitutional 

 condition as to pulse, respiration, digestion ; color and quantity of the 

 excretions ; nature, quality and quantity of food required ; characteris- 

 tics of age, length of time in uterOy development and longevity ; in fact 

 all the characteristics of health, in order to be able to know when an ani- 

 mal is sick. The sooner sickness is recognized and given the jiroper 

 treatment, che sooner health will be restored and the less will be the lia- 

 bility of death and loss ; and from a humane point of view, the less 

 the animal will suffer from extensive lesions. 



IV. Importance of Prompt Treatment. 



A stitch in time saves nine. There is nothing in which this true saying 

 applies more forcibly than ui the treatment of ailments of all kinds, 

 either external or internal. For instance, a horse goes lame from a corn ; 

 if attended to properly it is cured in a week ; if neglected it festers, 

 spreads, works up through the foot and breaks out at the top of the 

 hoof, forming a quittor, which takes from one to three months to cure. 

 the animal necessarily being idle nearly all the time. Or the horse 

 catches cold, has catarrh, running from the nose and eyes, sore throat, 

 cough and loss of appetite ; and if promptly and properly treated he may be 

 cured in from two to ten days. But if neglected for a Jay or two, to see if 

 hewMll get well without any botheror expense, the disease is almost sure to 

 run down onto the lungs and cause a sickness very painful, of long dura- 

 tion, considerable expense and possible fatal termination. 

 V. Know What You are Treating. 



Therefore we would urge as a matter of very great importance that the 

 course adopted in case of sickness or lameness be applied promptly and 



