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SPRAIX. 



A f^pliut near 

 the knee. 

 A low splint. 

 A small bony 

 growth on the 

 front of the 

 leg, also called 

 splint. 



bone spavin, and, if the enlargement is not removed in two 

 to four weeks, apply Kendall's Blister, as directed for bone 

 spavin, and continue the Spavin Cure. 



Blood Spavin.— This is similar to bog spavin but more 

 extended, and generally involves the front, inside and out- 

 side of the joint, giving it a rounded appearance. The 

 swelling is soft and fluctuating. Young horses and colts, 

 especially if driven or worked hard, are more liable to have 

 this form of spavin than older horses. 



Treatment. — For this form of spavin (especially bad 



cases) we would recommend our Blister, to be applied every 



two weeks for a few times, and the Spavin Cure, to be l 



used between times of blistering, as recommended on box. 



3 

 Rub well, with the hand, often. ^ 



SPLINT. — This is a small, bony enlargement, and gen- 

 erally situated on the inside of the fore-leg about three or 

 four inches below the knee joint, and occurs frequently in 

 young horses when they are worked too hard. 



Treatment should be the same as for bone spavin, which see. 



SPRAIN.— By this is meant the sudden shifting of a joint farther than 

 is natural, but not so as to produce dislocation. Every joint is liable to 

 sprain by the horse's falling, slipping, or being overworked. These cases 

 cause a great deal of trouble, oftentimes producing lameness, pain, swelling, 

 tenderness, and an unusual amount of heat in the part. 



Treatment. — Entire rest should be given the horse, and if the part is found 

 hot, as is usuall}' the case, apply cold water cloths, changing frequently, 

 for from one to three days until the heat has subsided, w^hen apply Ken- 

 dall's Spavin Cure, twice or three times a day, rubbing well with the hand. 



If the fever is considerable, it might be well to give fifteen drops of 

 tincture of aconite root, three times a day, for one or two days, while the 

 cold water cloths are being applied. Allow the horse a rest of a few weeks, 

 especially in bad cases, as it is very difficult to cure some of these cases, un- 

 less the horse is allowed to rest. 



STi^-GGERS. —A disease of horses, resulting from some lesion of the 

 brain, which causes a loss of control of voluntary motion. As it generally 

 occurs in fat horses which are w^ell fed, those subject to these attacks should 

 not be over-fed. The cause is an undue amount of blood flowing to the brain. 



Treatment. — The aim of the treatment should be to remove the cause. 

 In ordinary cases give half a pound of cpsom salts, and repeat if necessary 

 to have it physic, and be careful about over-feeding. 



In mad staggers, it would be well to bleed from the neck in addition to 

 giving the epsom salts. 



