230 Diseases of the Horse, 



(as in tlie slow form of strangles, goitre, etc.), and the late re- 

 sults of inflammation of the udder, in weed, etc. 

 To those we may add — 



No. 254. Oil of turpentine, 1 oz. 



Spirits of camphor, 2 oz. 



Specially recommended for pains in the shoulder, threatened with 

 sweeny. 



No. 255. Iodine, 1 oz. 



Soap liniment, 12 oz. 



For callous swellings after bruises, and chronic glandular enlarge- 

 ments. 



STRAINS OF THE SHOULDER AND LEG. 



Lameness which has its seat in the shoulder joint may be 

 owing to three different conditions. 



1st. Rheumatism or injury in the joint. 



2d. Strain of the back or flexor muscles. 



3d. Shoulder slip. : 



We shall proceed to consider briefly each of these. 



Is^. Bheumatism or Injury in the Joint, 



This is what is generally meant by the term " shoulder 

 lameness.^' The gait of the horse reveals the seat of the dis- 

 ease at once to a practiced eye. He does not carry his limb 

 straidit forward, but with a circular or swmging motion, the 

 foot being thrown outward^ so that the toe is made to describe 

 the arc of a circle. Sometimes the toe is dragged along the 

 ground, pain in lifting the foot being characteristic of shoul- 

 der and knee lameness, while pain in putting it down is char- 

 acteristic of foot lamenesses. 



If when the horse is at rest the limb be moved backward 

 and forward, he will shrink and show distinctly the hurt he 

 feels. Sometimes swelling and heat about the joint can be 

 discovered. 



2d, Sprain of the Flexor 3Iusde. 



This is the muscle which lifts and advances the limb, and 



