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treatmeut than the others, and ofteu aii ice pack applied for a few 

 days, followed by a mild blister, will relieve the lameness and 

 absorb the splint before the latter becomes truly ossified. 



RingboiR's and sideboncs are not so amenable to treatment; 

 they are rarely absorbed when they once become evident. We 

 .-honld k(>ep in mind first, last, and always, that when a bony 

 growth lias once become established, snch as a chi'onic spavin or 

 splint, it is j\ist as much ti'ue bono as the limb of a tree is part of 



Fig. so. a Xi;(;LECTr:i) Cask of LY:MriiAX(;iTis 



the tree, and we should never countenance the argument of the 

 fakir who tells us he has a substance or mixture that will remove 

 it. When cold a]:)pli('ations. followed by blistering, fail to give 

 relief in the case of spavins, splints, ringbones and sidebones, a 

 veterinarian should be consulted as to the advisability of having 

 the parts fired with a pin-point cautery. 



Injuries and accidents to the feet proper are extremely common, 

 and early attention of the right character is positively essential. 



