534 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 



dusting with a little calomel, and packing. This must be repeated 

 daily until the part becomes normal. 



Windgall or road pufif. — Joints and tendons are furnished with 

 sacs containing a lubricating fluid called synovia. When these sacs 

 at the fetlocks become distended by reason of an excessive secretion of 

 synovia, they are called windgalls. They form a soft, puffy tumor 

 about the size of a hickory nut or walnut. They are sometimes found 

 in young horses, but are most common in horses used for hard labor, 

 especially on pavements. They may be accompanied by lameness, but 

 if not, they are classed merely as blemishes. As a rule, no treatment 

 is necessary in young horses. Older animals may be treated by resting, 

 cold-water douches and bandages, and blistering. 



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