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and the animal will walk off as if nothing had hap- 

 pened. If it has been out for some time there may 

 be some swelling and soreness of the part; bathe 

 it with acetate of lead half an ounce, tincture of 

 arnica two ounces, water one pint. I have seen 

 some cases in which the stifled animal jumped over 

 the fence where it was confined. In doing so the 

 patella was forced into its place, and the animal 

 galloped off as if nothing had happened. This 

 method has been tried without success, and as 

 there is danger of the animal making matters 

 worse I do not recommend it. 



Dislocation of the Pastern Joints, or a Tendency 

 to "Knuckle Over."— This is usually caused from 

 diseases of the feet or overwork. It is sometimes 

 seen in colts from weakness in the joints. 



Treatment: Give the animal rest, and blister 

 the joints with cantharides two drams, lard one 

 ounce. For old horses and for colts put one and 

 one-half ounces lard. Eepeat this every second 

 week for several months. If the animal is old and 

 the joint diseased treatment will be of no avail. If 

 it is caused from overwork, either in young or old, 

 besides the blister give a teaspoonf ul of phosphate 

 of calcium in the morning and a teaspoonful of 

 sulphate of iron in the evening; continue this for 

 a month if necessary. 



Complete dislocations of the other joints cannot 

 take place without rupture of the binding liga- 

 ments of the joint, and in that case it is always wise 

 to destroy the animal. 



