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treated as capped hock. They will be found on the 

 knee joint and in front of the fetlock joint. They 

 seldom cause lameness, but are blemishes, and can 

 often be removed if treated the same as above, but 

 this treatment must be continued for several 

 months, or there will be no use in beginning it. 

 Cysts filled with blood are sometimes found on the 

 point of the hip or on the outside of the thigh. 

 They are soft to the touch. Open them with the 

 knife and squeeze out the contents, and inject 

 about a tablespoonful of zinc chloride one dram, 

 water one pint, twice a day until healed. There is 

 very little trouble in curing such tumors because 

 they are on the fleshy part. 



Cysted Tumors in the False Nostrils of Horses. — 

 These will attain the size of a hen's egg. We do 

 not understand what causes them. They are hard 

 to the touch, yet they all contain a fluid sometimes 

 like cocoanut milk, and at others a dark, watery 

 or thick mass. Cut off the hair, cut into the tumor, 

 and squeeze out its contents, then wash it out with 

 water and inject a little tincture of iodine. If it 

 should fill up, open it and clean out, and inject a 

 little more tincture of iodine. It seldom requires 

 to be treated a second time. There is no danger 

 oi cutting into this form of tumor, as there are no 

 blood vessels of any importance. 



Actinomycosis (Lumpy Jaw). — This is a hard 

 tumor peculiar to cattle, which grows on the lower 

 jaw; sometimes on the upper. It is classed as a 

 malignant parasitic tumor, caused by the presence 

 of a vegetable parasite or fungus. This disease is 



