99 PRATTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 



SPRAINS OFTHE 



TENDONS AND 



THEIR 



TREATMENT 



A horse is liable to have the tendons of 

 both fore and hind legs badly sprained 

 from hard work, fast heats, or reckless 

 driving. There are different names for strains, according 

 to the injury and location; when it first occurs it is hardly 

 noticeable, unless it happens to be very severe ; the next 

 morning, however, the horse will be stiff and cramped, 

 which may disappear on exercise, to return the follow- 

 ing morning, If more severe, the horse will keep the 

 leg bent and only rest the toe on the ground. By care- 

 fully examining (as previously mentioned in looking for 

 lameness) a swelling may be detected, which is hot. If 

 it is but slight, it can be found only by pressure, as a 

 sound tendon is not at all tender and will bear almost 

 any amount of pressure ; first put on a shoe made gradu- 

 ally thick :from toe to heel, the heel an inch higher 

 than the toe, no caulks ; then bathe the leg placed in a 

 pail of milk-warm water for one hour ; repeat this three 

 times a day until inflammation is gone. A cure can 

 quickly be effected with Pratts Veterinary Liniment — 

 rub it in well twice a day, after second day apply once 

 a day. Another remedy, as per our note on page 119, 

 is as follows : Between the bathing, bandage the leg from 

 knee to fetlock, the bandage being saturated with the 

 following : Acetic acid, two fluid ounces ; chloroform, two 



