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injury. The disease is most frequently seen in young animals, 

 race horses, and hunters. Concussion from galloping on hard 

 ground may produce it. The inflammation may involve the 

 whole articulation, or only a part. When the whole joint be- 

 comes affected, it is liable to produce partial or complete anchy- 

 losis of the knee-joint, and interfere with usefulness of the ani- 

 mal. The osseous dejwsits are generally situated on the inner 

 side of the joint, seldom extending to the bones of the upper row. 



Symptoms. — Difficulty in extending and a j^eculiar curved or 

 rotary motion of the limb; the animal does not flex the knee, 

 stands pretty firmly, and steps slightly further with the lame 

 than with the sound limb. Heat and swelling are generally 

 absent, and therefore the diagnosis is difficult. One of the best 

 guides, perhaps, in diagnosing this disease is the expression of 

 pain when the affected joint is forcibly flexed or extended. 



Treatment. — Eest, fomentations, hot or cold, according to 

 the season of the year, should be applied. After the irritation 

 is allayed, a liniment composed of camphor gum, ounce one; 

 alcohol, a half pint; iodine, one ounce; chloroform, one ounce, 

 should be used three times a day in large quantities and well 

 rubbed in. The hydrarg. biniod. mixture is highly recom- 

 mended in carpitis, and is worthy of a trial. Cantharides, one 

 part to six or seven of lard, may be of use, if other remedies fail. 



SPEEDY CUT 



Is an injury inflicted in the region of the knee by a high-step- 

 ping horse. It is usually seen in animals that are out-toed to a 

 certain extent. A high-stepper may inflict a speedy cut on any 

 part of the limb from the pastern to the elbow; but it usually 

 occurs in connection with the knee. When a horse strikes him- 

 self, as in speedy cut, he is liable to fall from the violence of the 

 pain, injuring his knees, and losing the race. The wound is 

 often inflicted while the animal is galloping. 



Symptoms. — There will he an inflammation and swelling of 

 the skin, collection of fluid in the subcutaneous areolar tissue, 



