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Thrush 195 



Founder or Laminitis 195 



Sidebone 19<3 



Toe and Quarter Cracks " 197 



Canker 197 



Contracted Heels 197 



Navicular Disease 198 



Shoeing 198 



CHAPTER XVI 



Diseases of the Bones, Joints, and Teeth 203 



Inflammation of Bone 203 



Bone Spavin , 204 



Ring-bone 206 



Sphnt 207 



Osteomalacia 208 



Rickets 208 



Bone Fractures 209 



Joint Diseases 211 



Diseases and Defects of the Teeth 214 



CHAPTER XVII 



Digestive Distukbances 217 



Constipation 217 



Impaction 217 



Diarrhea 218 



Indigestion 219 



CoKc 219 



Inflammation of the Bowels 222 



CHAPTER XVIII 



Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductivb Organs 223 



Abnormal Urine 223 



Retention of the Urine 223 



Inflammation of the Kidneys 224 



Sterility and Barrenness 224 



Difficult Parturition 225 



Disturbances Following Parturition 226 



CHAPTER XIX 



Parasites and Parasitic Diseases 228 



General Considerations 228 



Protozoan Diseases 229 



Worms 229 ■ 



Mange 230 



Lice 231 



Bots 232 



