434 The Fa/rmer's Yetervna/ry Adviser. 



soothing measures and a blister applied early to secure 

 absorption of the liquid if possible. Should this fail the 

 liquid may be drawn off as advised for wind-galls, and the 

 part tightly bandaged. Or a free incision may be made 

 in the lower part of the sac and wet bandages applied to 

 keep down inflammatoiy action, while the sac is obliter- 

 ated by healing from the bottom. 



DISEASE OF THE FETLOCK JOINT. 



This is occasionally the seat of simple dropsical efFusion, 

 causing it to swell out like wind-galls on the inner and outer 

 sides, just above the sesamoid bones. The swellings are, 

 however, placed more anteriorly than distensions of the 

 tendinous sheath, aud pressure upon them does not cause 

 bulging nor fluctuation behind and below the fetlock, on 

 the line of the tendons. This is not necessarily connected 

 with lameness, though if the result of inflammation of the 

 joint, that is more likely. Inflammation of the joint may 

 be recognized by the habitual resting of the leg, which 

 starts forward at the fetlock, by the appearance of wind- 

 galls just described, and by a swelling heat and tenderness 

 of the entire joint. Bending the joint fully causes intense 

 pain as does also full extension. 



Treatment does not differ from that of other inflamed 

 joints. (See page 401.) 



DISLOCATION OP THE FETLOCK. 



This occurs like that of the knee in connection with 

 ruptm'e of the lateral ligaments. "We have had recoveries 

 so as to be very useful for farm work by reducing the dis- 

 location and flxing with splints and Ijandages, but this 

 cannot by any means be calculated on. 



BLOWS ON THE INSIDE OF THE FETLOCK. CUTTING. 



Like cutting on the inner side of the knee, this arises 

 from blows received in action. "Weak animals with turned- 

 out toes and distorted feet arc most liable. It is to be 



