216 DISEASES OF HORSES AND CATTLE. 



"breaking down.'') The symptoms are very much 

 like those of the back tendon, and the treatment 

 is the same. When it is a case of breaking down 

 the toe tur,ns up, the heel resting on the ground. 

 In this case the back tendon is all right. Few cases 

 of this kind get better. 



Strain of the Fetlock Joint. — The lateral liga- 

 ments are usually the ones affected, but sometimes 

 the capsular ligament may be involved. The symp- 

 toms of this are swelling and some heat in the part; 

 the animal evinces very great pain when the joint 

 is moved, and usually extends the foot. The 

 treatment is the same as the above, only it is not 

 necessary to put on a high-heeled shoe. 



Wind Galls. — This is an increased quantity of 

 synovia in the cavity, causing a bulging at each 

 side of the tendon at the upper part of the fetlock 

 joint. They seldom cause lameness, but at times 

 they become hard from a thickening of the walls of 

 the capsule, interfering with the passage of the 

 tendon, causing lameness. 



Treatment: In the early stages pads and band- 

 ages to cause pressure will often remove them. If 

 not, use biniodide of mercury one dram, lard one 

 ounce; rub on a little with the fingers; let it remain 

 on for twenty-four hours, then wash off. Repeat 

 every second w r eek. 



Ringbone. — This term is applied to a growth of 

 bone on the upper and lower pastern bones. When 

 the deposit of growth of bone is on the sides only, 

 they are usually called side bones, but they are of 

 the same nature, and both cause lameness when 



