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the front of the cord an inch or two below the head ot the 

 thigh-bone and cut the border of the muscle across with a 

 narrow-bladed knife. The animal may be kept quiet by the 

 bull-dog pincers in his nose, and by drawing the opposite limb 

 forward with a line passed through a collar. 



DISEASE OF THE HIP-JOINT. 



This may be connected with a partial fracture of the bones 

 of the quarter extending into the joint, with laceration of the ] 

 ligaments, with ulceration of the bones, or with simple synovitis, ' 

 from over- work, rheumatism, or other cause. The symptoms I 

 strongly resemble those of sprain of the hip, but there is no 

 pain on pressure upon the prominence on the head of the thigh- 

 bone, but often much suffering when the limb is drawn out- 

 ward and backward, so as to place the ligaments on the stretch. 

 It is attended with wasting of the muscles of the quarter. 



Treatment— 'R.QSt, sling if at all convenient, foment the 

 quarter with a thick rug repeatedly folded, and finally blister 

 actively, or, still better, fire. A long period of rest is usually 

 necessary. 



DISLOCATION OF THE HIP. 



This is almost unknown in the horse excepting in connection 

 with fracture, but is not very uncommon in lean cattle and small 

 animals as a consequence of falls and dragging of the limb to 

 excess in any one direction. It will even happen from extreme 

 dragging of the limb outward when caught over a bar. Dis- 

 placement is wsndWy forward or backtvard. In the former case 

 the limb is shortened, the prominence of the head of the thigh- 

 bone carried forward and the toe turned out. In the latter the 

 limb is elongated, the prominence of the head of the thigh-bone 

 carried backwards and the toe turned inward. Dislocations 

 inward and outward are also described and would be marked by 

 the deviations of the limb from its normal position, and the de- 



