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be directed to the cure thereof (see Sprains), and with 

 the removal of the exciting cause the excess of fluid will 

 disappear. But where there is no lameness the enlarge- 

 ment is mostly objectionable as an eyesore, and such 

 cases are usually the result of overwork rather than of 

 sudden injury. The treatment must be directed to 

 stimulating absorption, both by friction and pressure, 

 or even by mild blisters. It must, however, be admitted 

 that a permanent cure is rarely effected, and the enlarge- 

 ments are almost sure to reappear on the animal being 

 again subjected to the inciting cause. 



