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lowest point at the innermost part, by a horizontal incision. The fluid may 

 then be squeezed out. The most scientific and at the same time the best 

 method, is to draw off the fluid by the aspirator. After the application of a 

 blister, pressure by means of a bandage should be maintained. This is also 

 necessary after the evacuation of the sac by puncturing. In the latter case 

 the bandage should be kept firmly applied, so as to maintain the walls of the 

 sac in close contact, and to cause their union together. 



Capped elbow, like the rarer variety of capped hock, is due to the 

 appearance of a serous sac at the back of the elbow joint. It is generally 

 caused by a bruise, the result of lying down with the heel in close contact 

 with the elbow. Warm water fomentation, assiduously carried out, is the 

 best treatment. After each fomentation, the elbow may be rubbed with the 

 ordinary white linament. The fomentations should be carried on for an 

 hour at a time, four or five times daily, for a few days. If these measures 

 are not successful in causing the disappearance of the tumour, it may be 

 smartly blistered, or a seton may be passed through it. In some instances, 

 when the tumour becomes indurated, it may be removed by an incision in 

 the vertical direction through the skin. 



