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DISEASES AND THEIE TEEATMBNT. 



leading horseman in Toledo, Ohio, who has repeatedly sold it for 

 five dollars, first showing its effect in filling up the shoulder, when 

 he could easily sell the prescription. 



HIP-LAMENESS. 



Sprain of the whirl, or round bone, as it is commonly called, 

 consists of a sprain of the round ligament of the femur, which 

 holds the ball in the socket. Sometimes it is almost torn 

 asunder; but so strong is this articulation, that dislocation cannot 

 occur, except as an accompaniment of fracture. 



Symptoms. 

 Very seldom any 

 external swelling 

 unless it is very se- 

 vere, and the mus- 

 c 1 e s surrounding 

 the joint arc in- 

 volved; when by 

 making him stand 

 square on his hind 

 legs, and standing 

 directly behind 

 him, and compar- 

 833. Deep muscles of the hip and thigh. m g ono ^ip w ifch 



the other, any enlargement can be easily detected. Sometimes we 

 have heat and tenderness ; but in most cases these are absent. One 

 characteristic symptom is stepping short, the lame leg is not brought 

 as far forward as the other one, and he drops on that quarter. The 

 tendon of the gluteus maximus, as it passes over the trochanter, 

 is frequently the seat of the lameness. In this case we have 

 swelling, heat, and pain on pressure, with short stepping. When 

 the horse stands in stable, he will stand square on both hind feet ; 

 and when moved, the lame side is elevated and dragged along for 

 want of muscular action. 



Treatment. The first condition, as in all cases of lameness, 

 is rest, with fomentations, alternated by cooling lotions, etc., until 

 the inflammation is subdued, followed by repeated blisters, which 

 must be freely used, as the disease is deep-seated. 



Apply hot fomentations to the part two or three times a day, 



