CHAPTER XII. 

 EXTERNAL 



EVIDENCES OF DISEASE. 



Location and Name of Various Diseases. 



Thb common names given to deformities, their causes pro- 

 ducing MANY FAMILIAR DISEASES, LACK OF CONFORMATION. 



1. — Blind kte. There is often a continuous flow of tears over the cheek accom- 

 panying a blind eye. 2. — Goitke. An enlarged thyroid gland. 3. — Enlarged 

 JUGULAR VEIN. This is often the result of bleeding, when improperly done. 

 4. — Swollen pakotid gland. Caused by undue pressure from] throat-latch. 

 5. — Bone Tumor. Caused by a blow on the jaw bone, by striking against the pole 

 of a wagon or manger. 6. — Salivary fistula. A fistula of the duct that leads 

 from the parotid gland to the mouth. 7. — FlSTUL.\. op the upper jaw. Caused 

 by an ulcerated tooth. 8. — Fistula op the lower jaw. Caused by an ulcerated 

 tooth. 9. — Flabby LIP. Caused by partial paralysis, lo. — Excessive saliva. 

 Caused by a wound or swelling of the tongue. 11. — Mucus. A discharge from 

 the nose. It may be caused by acute or chronic catarrh, or in glanders. 12. — Lop 

 BAB. Some horses have ears so large that they drop from their own weight. 13. — 

 Hare ear. 14. — Poll evil. A common name for a running sore on the back of 

 the neck, often caused by the horse striking the part against a low ceiling. It is 

 also the result of a boil which has not properly healed. 15. — Farcy buds. 

 Enlarged lymphatic glands. They are found on various 'parts of the body. See 

 numbers 31 and 49. 16. — Mange or itch. These are skin diseases which often 

 cause the animal to rub against the manger or fences till the hair and mane are all 

 rubbed off. 17. — Dbpormed neck. Sometimes called Ewe neck. The neck 

 curves downward instead of upward. 18. — Fistula. Caused by the wound from 

 improper bleeding, failing to heal. 19. — Fistulous "withers. An abscess caused 

 by a bruise from which there is a chronic discharge. 20. — Sway back. A back 

 that is very hollow. 21. — Farcy buds. Swelling of the lymphatic system. 

 22. — Abscess. Generally caused by bruise. 23. — Enlargement op the knee. 

 The result of sprains or bruises. 24. — Enlarged tendons. Caused by sprains. 

 The tendons and their sheaths thicken at the back of the legs and cause lameness. 

 25. — Splint. Caused by an unnatural fluid being thrown ofE, between the common 

 and splint bones, which gradually turns to bone. 26. — Front swelling. 

 27. — Deformed pastern. A long low pastern throws the fetlock too low, and 

 makes the animal subject to sprains. 28. — Ridge in the hoof. This is the result 

 of fever in the coronet. A ridge or wrinkle in the hoof shows that the coronet at 

 some previous time was injured or was effected with fever, and the hoof in growing 

 out shows the result the same as the nail on a man's finger shows the result of an 

 injury to the root of the nail. 29. — Gall. Caused by interfering. 30. — Ox 



