SEROUS CYST NEAR THE WITHERS. 



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Serous Cyst near the Withers. 



Sonietinies pressure bj' one of the points of tlie tree of the saddle 

 ligainst the upper end of the slioulder bhide, causes a serous cyst 



Fig. 138. — Capped elbow. 



(o form about four inches below tlie top, and on one side of the 

 withers. It may be distinguished from a collection of pus, by the 

 fact that, although fluctuating to the touch, it is uiucli deeper 

 seated than an abscess which not infrequently forms near the same 



