8 THE HORSE 



CHAPTER XXI 



DISEASES OF BONES, JOINTS, TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS 



Slipped shoulder — Splint — Causes of splint — ^treatment — Ring- page 



bone — Open joint — Septic arthritis — Bursal enlargements or JJy^; 

 wind-galls — Bog-spavin and thoro-pin — Curb — Bone-spavin 



— Sprained tendons and ligaments — Treatment of same . 185 



CHAPTER XXn 



SOME SKIN AFFECTIONS 



Epizootic lymphangitis — Ulcerative cellulitis — Psoroptic, sar- 

 coptic and symbiotic mange — Causes of mange — Recurrent 

 mange — Parasitic mange order — Treatment of mange — 

 Rules to be followed for the prevention and cu1"e of mange 

 in horses — Lice — Ringworm — Causes of ringworm — Collar 

 and saddle gall — Mud rash — Cracked heels — Grease — Nettle 

 rash .......... 196 



CHAPTER XXIII 



THE EYE AND SOME COMMON AFFECTIONS 



Injuries to the eyehds — Ophthalmia — ^Treatment and manage- 

 ment of same — Recurrent or specific ophthalmia — Opacity 

 of the cornea — Cataract . . . , . . ,216 



CHAPTER XXIV 



WOUNDS, FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS 



Various kinds of wounds — Broken knee — Picked-up nail — 

 Treatment of wounds — Fractures — Various kinds of frac- 

 tures .....••••• 223 



CHAPTER XXV 



SOMETHING CONCERNING ORGANIC AND INORGANIC POISONS 



Yew poisoning — Foxglove poisoning — Deadly nightshade — The 



hemlocks — Arsenic and antimony . . • . • 229 



