146 NON-SPECIFIC OR GENERAL DISEASES 



weight tlirown on this portion of the limb. Moving the animal 

 over a hard driveway may increase the pain resulting from an 

 inflammation of the feet. Causing the animal to trot on soft 

 ground, step over high objects, flexing, extending, abducting 

 and adducting the part may enable the examiner to locate the 

 exact group of shoulder or arm muscles involved by the disease. 

 In examining the feet it may be necessary to remove the shoes 

 and practise percussion and pressure over the region of the sole. 

 In some forms of lameness it may be necessary to destroy the 

 sensation in the foot by injecting cocaine along the course of the 

 nerves that supply the foot before arriving at a definite diagnosis. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Define the term unsoundness and give an example. 



2. Define the term blemish and give an example. 



3. Give the general method of examining a horse for soundness. 



