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it with cotton batting, removing the plug in twenty-four 
hours. Treat then in the manner outlined in Chap. XXI. 
Keep the patient quiet and feed soft feed containing plenty 
of flaxseed to keep the bowels loose. 
16. Hipped. 
This term is applied to a condition in which the hip bone 
is knocked down. 
Causes. — It is caused, too, by an accident such as striking 
the side of a narrow doorway, falling upon the hard ground, 
in fact any accident causing anything to strike the point of 
the hip sufficiently hard enough to break a piece off the bone. 
Symptoms. — At the time there is swelling and soreness 
around the point of the hip. After it gets well the injured 
hip is not as large as the other, making a disagreeable 
blemish. 
Treatment. — The only thing to be done after it is 
knocked down is to bathe and apply the white liniment after 
bathing until the swelling and soreness disappears ; then leave 
rt alone. If the hip swells and begins to fester around the 
broken piece of bone, cut into it and take the piece out, then 
treat as a lacerated wound. 
17. Fracture of the Hip Bones. 
Causes. — It may be the result of any such accident as 
slipping or falling upon the ice, etc. 
Symptoms. — There is severe lameness. Examine care- 
fully by twisting upon the bones. The broken ends may be 
heard grinding against each other. Severe swelling in a short 
time takes place in the vicinity of the fracture. 
Treatment. — If the fracture is very bad it is best to 
destroy the animal, but if there is a wish to try to save it, all 
that can be done is to keep him very quiet and bathe the 
parts well with lukewarm water and vinegar. After rubbing 
dry, rub well with white liniment twice a day. In some cases 
this affects a cure in the course of a few weeks. 
18. Falling Away of the Muscles of the Hip. 
Causes. — This is the result of some other previous injury 
or disease such as an injury to the muscles while foaling, by 
falling or being thrown against some hard object. Continued 
lameness in any of the joints below the hips, such as that 
caused by spavin, may cause it. 
