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over the back or in a situation above the kidneys. Use 

 flaxseed tea as a drink, to soothe the parts. Give no salt- 

 petre or other medicine. 



In old horses, as in old men, considerable chronic disease 

 of the kidneys exists. Although little can be accomplished 

 in the way of cure by medicines, a great deal can be done 

 to soothe the parts, by soft and soothing feed and drink, 

 g: ^h as steamed or boiled feed and flaxseed tea, cut grass 

 and other green feed, with plenty of cold water, at all 

 times, to drink. The more fluids that go into the body, 

 the less irritation of the bladder and kidneys. (See 

 Bladder Diseases.) 



Knees Broken. — (See Broken Knees.) 



Enee Joint, Loose Cartilages in the. — Small loose 

 eartilage is sometimes found floating in the knee joint of 

 horses, as well as of man, and is the cause of much of the 

 obscure lameness that is so often unaccounted for, and, so 

 far as I am aware, has never been noticed by other writers. 

 The lameness is very sudden, and passes off as if nothing 

 had happened, constantly coming and going. 



Treatment. Remove the body from the joiat by first 

 getting it into a corner, and holding it there, and cutting 

 and taking it out; this is too dangerous an operation for 

 every, person to undertake, as it is cutting into a sjniovia] 

 cavity. 



Knuckling. — This is a peculiar loose double action of 

 the pastern of the hind legs, and is a symptom rather than 

 a disease of itself 



Cause. Disease in the hock-joint, and weakness in the 

 part from the effects of sprains, or other injury. It also 

 accompanies occult and bone spavin. 



Observe. Knuckling of the hind pasterns is a symptom 



