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over each fossa. There is no necessity for caustics, firing- 

 irons, etc. In cases that recover it will take from six 

 weeks to four or five months before the muscular fibre 

 is reproduced. The animal should be kept quiet for three 

 or four months if necessary ; and when the muscle begins to 

 reappear (as it sometimes does in five or six weeks), give 

 light exercise, as in a buggy, or other light vehicle. A 

 mode of deception commonly practised for the purpose of 

 selling an animal having shoulder-slip, is to make an open- 

 ing and blow air into the areolar tissue, which causes the 

 skin to puff out and the shoulder to appear normal, giving 

 it a full, healthy, and natural appearance. As a rule, an 

 animal with shoulder-slip will do very well for light work, 

 as that of pulling a light spring-waggon or a carriage ; but 

 should be worked with a breast-strap. Frequently, where 

 the bulging of the shoulder is considerable, there exists in 

 connection with it well-marked shoulder-joint disease. 

 Shoulder-slip constitutes an unsoundness. 



SEROUS ABSCESSES, FIBROUS TUMOURS, Etc. 



These enlargements are frequently met w4th in the scapular 

 region, and of course interfere with the usefulness of an 

 animal to a certain extent. They usually occur as a result of 

 direct injury. Inflammation is setup, an abundant exudate 

 takes place, and a fully-developed serous abscess is the result. 

 Sometimes they are situated just beneath the skin. Again, 

 they may be more deeply placed. In some cases they may 

 become solidified without any particular organization, or 

 may become fully organized, constituting a fibrous tumour. 



Symptoms. — The presence of a serous abscess does not 

 usually cause much inconvenience, unless situated in certain 

 parts. As a rule it is not very sore, and the animal does 

 not seem to object ver}' much to having it handled. About 

 the surest indication of serous abscess being present is 



