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THE HORSE—THE EXTREMITIES. 165 
ment is not suited; sometimes marks of splint are hereditary. It may 
result from inflammation of the sheath of the bone. 
Symptoms.—Before the bouy deposit there will be pain on pressure of 
the part affected; perhaps lameness, diminishing with exercise; later, a 
bony tumor, usually on the inside of the leg close to the 
knee, or half-way between the knee and fetlock; in case of 
lameness, there will be increased heat and tenderness in the 
tumor. 
TREATMENT.—Give rhus internally night and morning 
in the early stages when there is inflammation of the carti- 
laginous tissue previous to the conversion into bone; in this 
case lameness is generally present. Iodide of potassa may 
follow rhus with good results, five to ten grains being given 
twice a day in water. In connection with the above reme- 
x 5 . VARIETIES 
dies apply a lint-compress, wet in cold water and covered or SPLINT. 
: eee : High Splint. 
with oil-silk and a bandage; or foment twice a day, and as , Tow Splint. 3 
often rub in a lotion of one ounce of rhus in one half-pint eae 
of water, ed Splint. 
Only in the early stages, when the tumor is forming, will internal 
remedies be of any avail. When the splint is confirmed and the remedies 
already named have failed, shave the hair from the tumor and with a thin, 
broad knife, or a flat piece of wood, lay on a thick coating, without rubbing 
it in, of the following preparation: 
Todine, 2 drachms. 
Caustic potash, 2 drachms. 
Sulphuric acid, 2 drachms. 
Palm oil, IZ ounce. 
Mix. 
Apply as directed, keeping the horsc’s head tied up for twenty-four 
hours, and further treatment will be unnecessary, except that in some cases a 
repetition of this application will be needed in ten days or two weeks. 
In place of other remedies, sixty grains of corrosive sublimate may be put 
in one pint of water and rubbed in night and morning until the skin gets 
scurfy and tender. After discontinuing it for a day or two, rub the part 
with oil and thoroughly wash it with soap and water; then apply again. 
In rare cases the surgeon may be compelled to open the skin just below 
the splint, introduce a knife with a convex edge, turn the edge downward 
when the knife reaches the splint, and make two or three cuts in the sheath 
ofthe bone. Then further treatment is unnecessary, except the care needed 
for cuts in general. 
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