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LAMENESS OF THE HORSE 



characterize a non-infectious penetrative wound of the capsular 

 ligament, septic arthritis which may supervene is a very painful 

 inflammatory disturbance. It is characterized by all of the 

 symptoms which attend the case of open joint and synovitis plu.s 

 the obvious manifestation of great pain. There is an elevation 

 of temperature of from two to five degrees above normal; cir- 

 culation is accelerated; the pulse is bounding; respiration is 

 hurried ; there is an expression of pain as indicated by the 

 physiognomy; and because of rapid erosive changes of cartilages 

 which take place, there is soon so much of the articulation de- 

 stroyed that death is inevitable. Death is usually due to gen- 

 eralization of the arthritic infection. 



In the meanwhile, if the character of the infectious material 

 is not so virulent, the disease will take on a slower course 



and the subject may experience 

 laminitis from supporting weight 

 upon the sound member, or be- 

 cause of continued recumbency, 

 decubital gangrene and emacia- 



Fig. 14 — Exostosis of 

 resultant from carpitis. 



carpu.s 



-pig. 15 — Distal end of radius. U- 

 lustrating the effects of chronic car- 

 pitis. 



