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nected with the hock joint itself. It is not necessarily 

 a cause of lameness; it comparatively seldom is so, 

 unless, by its bulk, or by its being near to the flexor 

 tendons, it interferes with the action of the joint. 



If the tumour is small, and there is no lameness, it 

 is better to let it alone ; but if it is evidently increas- 

 ing, or there is the slightest lameness, an attempt may 

 be made to subdue it by treatment the same as that re- 

 commended for wind-galls, similar to which thorough- 

 pin springs from a like nature and a like cause, Or 

 should the measures proposed appear too troublesome, 

 the following ointment affords some hope of a cure 

 being effected. 



RECIPE (No. 55). 



Take — Biniodide of mercury, one part ; 

 Lard or palm oil, seven parts : 

 Rub together in a mortar. 

 About the size of a hazel-nut should be rubbed on the part, and to 

 be repeated daily until a considerable scurf is produced. 



Constant pressure, however, kept up by means of 

 an indian rubber bandage, or a kind of truss made 

 for the purpose, has been found to answer more fre- 

 quently than any stimulating application, which, in 

 too many instances, has increased that which it was 

 intended to diminish. 



CAPPED HOCK. 



At the point of the hock a tumour occasionally 

 appears ; at first soft, and containing some fluid. It 

 is usually the consequence of violence ; and is most 

 frequently produced by the animal's kicking. It is 





