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DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



Tumor on Point of the Elbow. 



These are, in most cases, caused by ;the heels of the shoe when 

 the horse lies with his fore limbs bent under him. 



Treatment. — If in its acute stage, hot or cold applications may 

 be used ; if very much swollen, bathing with hot water will be best. 

 When the acute stage passes off, apply an iodine or biniodide of 



mercury blister ; if se- 



r u m is secreted, it is 



recommended as the 



\ * ttti n simplest treatment, to 



•ilflffkf I JMW Vm" I I f^B draw it off with a canula 



iMwli*llli>'M? Hi an d trochar, and inject 



mMmmBIbW^ ^^^^^ ^^' t ^ le sac w ^^ compound 

 llllllillfflllll ■' !» t^^^j^s ^^^^ Ezr~~- tincture of, iodine, diluted 



iiWH^--^--='-<wa«;u>«i«^^^^^^^K with twice the quantity 



liiraiMP * 1 1 ^lUll °^ water - Or, open the 



wfmiM 1 - ^llllll; sac ^ ree 'y at tne l° wer 



\vSpK. I 1 ^H part, and heal like a com- 



K:- ';\ia§f||i: X mon wound. If a hard 



nllllS § mass is left beneath the 



I llfi 111 skin, it is to be dissected 



Ili^SWSHB^'^^^^^ out, and the skin brought 



together with a couple of 

 stitches, and treat as a 



Fig. 922.— A Good Method of Covering or Poulticing sim P le wound. 



the Elbow when Injured. SALLENDERS 



is a name given to an eruption on the front of the hock joint, con- 

 sisting in a scurfiness of the skin, accompanied by an ichorous dis- 

 charge, and falling out of the hair. 



Causes. — High feeding without exercise, disorder of the digest- 

 ive system, uncleanliness, and bad grooming. In stallions of the 

 Heavy draught breed it is a very common affection, and proves 

 difficult to remove. 



Treatment. — Dress the parts with mercurial or iodine ointments, 

 keep the legs dry and clean, and give regular but not severe exer- 

 cise, and occasionally a dose of laxative medicine. When only 

 slight, the following lotion may remove them : — 



Corrosive sublimate '..'...'. 20 grs. 



Water ..:.:...,.> ! pt- 



Apply twice a day. 



