RURAL VETERINARY SECRETS 



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STIFLE OUT (Luxation of the Patella^ 



Luxation of the patella of a yearling colt. 



Stiflle Out exists in two forms, the partial and complete. The 

 former is usually found in young colts, the result of heredity; stallions 

 poorly muscled through the stifles get such stock; the latter in older 

 animals, the result of an accident. In young colts the bone will be 

 seen to slip in and out, a clicking noise being made at each step; for 

 such cases Elk's Vesicant repeated at two-week intervals will often aid 

 the young patient. To avoid such cases feed well, and do not keep on 

 very hilly pastures, also avoid making the foal following its dam dur- 

 ing the day while working. The construction (anatomy) of the parts 

 will aid in understanding this trouble and the means of reduction. In 

 partial dislocations in grown horses a sharp crack of a whip will startle 

 Ihe animal and the bone will fly into place; in other cases (complete 

 dislocation), it will be necessary to place a rope around the fetlock of 



