260 THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



Treatment. — Give the patient rest, and use hot and cold 

 applications to allay irritation, after which the use of a 

 mild stimulating liniment will often be of great service. 

 The condition, gonerally speakinL'', is not at all serious. 



Bursal Enlargements. — Bursal enlargements occasionally 

 are seen in connection with, or just above, the knee, and in 

 front of the fetlock-joint, and are usually caused by injury, 

 as blows, wearing a yolk, etc. 



Si/m2)ioms. — There is at first more or less swelling, which' 

 extends upward and downward for a short distance. 

 After a certain length of time the swelling disappears, and 

 nothing but a little puffy tumour remains. It cannot be 

 considered as much of a detriment in a large majority of 

 cases, but it looks bad. 



Treatment. — The exciting cause, if recognised, must be 

 removed, and the animal allowed to rest. Cold and 

 astringent applications are to be freely used, in conjunction 

 with two or three hours' pressure every day, rubber bandages 

 ])roperly applied being of great benefit. A mild stimulating 

 liniment may also be used, and finally hydrarg. biniod. 

 may be applied as a counter-irritant, and in certain cases it 

 may be advisable to open the bursa ; but in doing so the 

 utmost care must be observed, or serious results may follow. 

 After opening the bursa, it is to be kept open for a day or 

 two by means of a tent or seton saturated with a digestive 

 liniment. Opening the bursa, however, is not always to 

 be recommended, and should only be done as a last 

 resort. 



Tendinous Injuries. — Laceration of the fibres of a tendon 

 sometimes occurs in consequence of injuries received while 

 running away, etc., and in some cases the tendon may 

 be completely severed. AVhen it is, the patient must be 

 placed in slings and kept quiet, and the limb kept straight 

 by splints or bandages (this latter point is one of great im- 



