FILLED LEGS. 



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swelling (p. 15), due, geneinlly, to passive congestion (p. 14), and 

 "work." As sprains are a fertile cause of "filled legs," this 

 paragraph has been placed in the present chapter. The form of 

 filled or swollen legs to which the reader's attention is specially 

 directed is that in which the legs more or less " fine down " by 

 exercise, and " fill " again after the animal has been in his stable 



Fig. 25. — Bandage completed, and with end secured. 



for some time. The best treatment is the application of cotton 

 wadding bandages (p. 44), immediately after the horse returns from 

 work, and hand-rubbing. It is evident that efforts should be made 

 to prevent the occurrence, and lessen the amount, of the swelling 

 which interferes with the blood-supply of the part. Before the 

 horse is taken out again, the cotton wadding bandages should be 

 removed, and the legs well hand-rubbed (p. 675). Although purga- 

 tives and diuretics may relieve the swelling for the time being, they 

 in no way remove its cause. Besides, their frequent use would 



injure the animal's health. 



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