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SPAVINS 



Are of two kinds; blood spavin and bone spavin. 

 Blood Spavhi consists, outwardiv, of an enlargement 

 of the vein that passes over the inside of the hock^ 

 bnt, inwardly, there is another enlargement, which is, 

 in fact, the real cause of the disea?e ; this is in the 

 mucous reservoirs that lubricate the joints, the nature 

 of which enlargement is similar to windgalls below ; 

 so that, in fact, blood spavin is only a windgall of 

 the hock, and the enlargement of the vein is only the 

 consequence of this windgall : therefore it is evident 

 that taking up this vein, as is usually practised, can 

 only afford temporary relief. Blocd or Bog Spavin, 

 as it is sometimes called, does not often occasion 

 lameness till it is very large, in v, hich case blisters and 

 rest give some relief: but it is seldom that a perma- 

 nent cure is obtained. 



Bone Spavin, in its early state, may be known by 

 the lameness it occasions in the hock, and the heat of 

 the part ; but the swelling is seldom considerable at 

 first. It is at this tiffie only we are at all certain of a 

 cure, which may be usually brought about by au 

 active blister. If it should not give way to this, tire, 

 and apply at the same time anotlier blister. In the 

 advanced stages of it, when the swelling is of long 

 standing, blister actively; and as soon as quite well, 

 fire, and blister over it. 



SPLENT. 



Splents are usually situated on the inside of the 

 fore legs between the knee and pastern. They are 

 to be treated exactly in the same manner as bone 



