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the cavity of the hIp-joInt is fractured ; but sprain of 

 this part is more commonly the case. The indication 

 of this is, that the horse drags his leg after him, with 

 the toe only touching the ground as he walks. If the 

 bone itself has been injured, heat and tenderness of 

 the part will generally be manifested. 



Remedies. — It seldom happens that strains of this 

 joint are immediately relieved ; and from the want of 

 proper action the muscles of the limb waste away. A 

 blister is the most likely thing to be of use, and the 

 horse should not be subjected to any kind of work. 

 Firing has sometimes relieved the complaint. Should 

 this fail, the only thing that remains to be done is to 

 put a charge over the joint, or insert a seton. Dress 

 the seton with cantharides ointment. Change it 

 weekly, and keep it in for three weeks or a month. 



SPRAIN OF THE STIFLE-JOINT. 



This joint is frequently sprained. When it does 

 happen, heat and tenderness of the part will give an 

 indication of it. Sometimes dislocation of the patella 

 or small bone, answering to the knee-pan in man, 

 occurs. This will be indicated by the horse dragging 

 the limb after him, or by his resting it on the fetlock- 

 joint, and being unable to flex the joints. The muscles 

 of the inside of the thigh are sometimes sprained, 

 which is known by the heat in all the contiguous parts. 

 Remedies. — For dislocation of the patella, the aid 

 of a veterinary surgeon will be absolutely necessary. 

 In case of muscles being sprained, fomentations must 

 be used, accompanied by doses of laxative medicine, 

 as recommended at page 112. 



