23G Veterinary Elements. 



animal and the bone will fly into place, in other cases 

 (complete dislocation) it will he necessary to place a 

 rope around the[fetlock of the affected limb, and have an 

 assistant to draw the limb well forward, the hand being- 

 used to press the bone forward and inwards at the same 

 time, when it will usually fly into place with a sharp 

 click, once in place it is best retained there by keeping 

 the limb well forward by means of a sideline and by the 

 use of a stifle shoe (a shoe with a piece of iron projecting 

 in front four or five inches) to the foot of the affected 

 limb. A smart blister, cantharides (Spanish fly) one 

 part to clean sweet lard six parts, applied twice, at an 

 interval of two weeks, will assist in repairing the injury. 

 That the animal should be rested during the treatment 

 every sensible person will understand; treatment in these 

 cases should be prompt. 



When the lesion occurs the limb affected is stiff, nailed 

 to the ground as it were, kept out behind the body, and 

 if made to move is dragged with the toe down, the wall 

 and even the front of the pastern may be on the ground, 

 the animal moves with very great difficulty. 



Spavin is the bane of horse flesh and horsemen, and 

 while of two kinds, (a) bone spavin, affecting the bones 

 of the hock, and (b) bog spavin, affecting the bursae of 

 the joint and adjacent structures; there is little differ- 

 ence as to the serious nature of either trouble, owing to 

 the difficulty in curing either form of spavin. 



Bone spavin (jack) is a disease of the bones of the hock 

 joint, an inflammation of the articular (joint) surface, 

 as a result of which marked lameness is usually shown, 

 following which a bony enlargement is thrown out at the 



