DISEASES OF HORSES 



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SPAVIN Bog Spavin and Blood 

 Spavin, have already been 

 treated. We here consider Bone 

 Spavin, which is a bony deposit in 

 front and on the side of the hock, due 

 to inflammation, which tends to unite 

 and stiffen the movable joint. If ne- 

 glected, this deposit or growth does re- 

 unite the parts of the joint and it be- 

 comes one bone substance. Hence 

 the great difficulty in treating Bone 

 Spavin when it has been neglected. 

 The trouble is due in the first place 

 to inflammation in the part from some 

 accident or over-exertion, in animals 

 with some fault in conformation, 

 which makes them liable to strain the part and thus bring on inflammation. 



Sound hock 



Spavined Cured spavin 



Symptoms Hard bony swellings on front and inner side of the hock, 

 lameness when the horse first starts to work, with wearing of 

 the toe. In hidden or "occult spavin" the bony deposit is on the inner and 

 lower part of the hock. 



Treatment is the same in all cases. Take out the inflammation of the 

 joint with Conkey's Pain Lotion. Put on a high-heeled shoe 

 to correct the faulty foot axis, then apply Conkey's Absorbent according 

 to directions. Do not blister any ordinary case as Conkey's Absorbent will 

 work in the majority of cases without blistering to the extent of taking the 

 hair off or leaving a scar. In very old cases it may be necessary to apply 

 Conkey's Blister which should be well rubbed in. 



SPLINT This is a common 

 affection of horses, 

 being a small bony deposit 

 on the cannon bone, usually 

 of a foreleg, and showing as 

 a distinct swelling on the 

 leg, between the knee (or 

 the hock) and the fetlock. 

 Horses of certain conforma- 

 . tion are very liable to Splint, 

 hence it is sometimes called 

 an hereditary disease. Often 

 it comes from overwork 

 when young. Lack of lime 

 salts in the feed may cause it. 



Symptoms are the nut-like tumors described, usually not painful but 

 always unsightly and always making the horse liable to sudden 

 lameness at any time. When the splint is situated halfway between the 

 knee and the fetlock the horse usually works out of it on being exercised, 

 but when near the knee-joint, which is more common, or where it inter- 

 feres with a tendon or joint, the lameness increases with exercise or 

 "warming up." 



Treatment Apply Conkey's Absorbent according to directions. 



