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The chief symptom indicated subacute laminitis; the affection appeared 
gradually, and, without intermission, proceeded from simple bad to the 
very worst. The foot was, however, 
neither hot nor tender; by this sign 
the affection was distinguished from 
every form of fever in the feet, al- 
though the animal endeavored to bear 
only upon the heels of the fore ex- 
tremities, and brought the hind legs 
as far under the body as was possible. 
Disease of the knee-joint is far from THE MANNER IN WITCH A HORSE HAVING ULCER- 
ATION OF THE ELBOW-JOINT ENDEAVORS TO PRO- 
unusual. Mr. Cherry first directed GRESS. 
attention to this fact; for, although 
dissection had frequently exhibited the carpal bones united, no one prior 
to Mr. Cherry drew any inference from the obvious indication. 
Mr. Cherry describes the symptoms of the affection to be a stiffened 
protrusion of the fore leg, a long step, and an entire want of flexion in 
the diseased limb. 
The author is unable to corroborate the above observations, possibly 
from his attention only having been directed to a few cases, and those 
not of a very acute character. The writer has, however, remarked, in 
certain instances, a perpetual knuckling over, without deposit in the knee 
or contraction in the tendons being present to account for the assump- 
tion of so uncomfortable an attitude. A want of power to bend the 
leg was noted in a few animals. Such horses either placed the limb 
outside the body when they lay down, or rested upon their sides; and 
lameness, though always present, was never witnessed in an aggravated 
shape. 
No human lamentation could embody the deep sorrow which the crip- 
THE HEALTHY LEG WHEN THE HORSE IS THE NEAREST APPROACH MADE BY THE 
LYING DOWN. HEEL TO THE ELBOW IN CERTAIN CON- 
DITIONS OF THE KNEE-JOINT. 
pled condition of one leg occasions to the horse. The creature thereby 
is left a clog upon the earth. Its existence is deprived of the power 
which alone made it pleasant. Progression is laborious, and even rest 
is painful. The quadruped, thus disabled, stands motionless on one 
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