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TIIOROUGIIPIN. 



TIIOROUGITPIN. An affection accompanying blood spavin, and 

 generally caused by excessive labor. 



St/mpto7)is. A round tumor going through the leg and appearing on 

 the outside and in front of the joint of the hock. Thoroughi)in is the 

 same disease as blood spavin, on a more extensive scale, causing the en- 

 largement to extend through the joint from one side to the other. 



Treatment. Same as for blood spavin, which see. 



TUMORS are swellings or enlargements of any part of the body. 



They vary according to their situation and nature. 



Treatment. The treatment varies witli tlifferent horsemen. And we 

 would say that in some cases it might be best to have them cut out, and 

 yet there are many otlicr cases wliich can be removed by the use of 

 Kendall's Spavin Cure, ap]ilied as directed for spavin. We now have 

 in mind a case of a bo7iy tumor which had been saw^ed off by a surgeon, 

 but, from some cause, continued to grow ; after it had again reached 

 quite a large size tlie owner of the horse began to use KendalVs Spavin 

 Cure, and, after he liad used one or two bottles, told us that tlie tumor 

 w^as nearly removed, and on examination we found it quite difficult to 

 detect it. 



WATER FARCY is the result of weakness in the old, and of inflam- 

 matory action in the young. By long continued labor, from twelve to 

 eighteen hours each day, the horse, already debilitated, is by abuse made 

 a fit subject for Avater ftirey. 



It is the custom of some to 

 feed largely on Saturday night 

 and not to visit again until 

 ]\[onday morning, Avhen they 

 are liable to find tlie animal, so 

 cruelly treated, with one swol- 

 len leg. Tlie horse holds the 

 leg up as seen in the engraving 

 and will generally be lame. _ 



He is in too much pain, and is iiS^^^R 

 too tired, to eat, but will be 

 very thirsty on account of the 

 agonies which his cruel treat- the dkiveh's fikst visit on 



ment has brought upon him. imonday mornixg. 



When water farcy occurs let it be understood that it is because the 

 horse has been w^orked too long and too hardly and that if the animal 

 is not better cared for Farcy will be the result. 



Ireatment. T.et the w^ork be lighter, the nourishment sufficient and 

 of better quality, nnd the stable kept clean and w^cll ventilated. Lead the 

 horse out, two or three times a day, for gentle exercise. As soon as the 



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