DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE 
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Treatment. — Bathe well once a day with cold water and 
salt, rub dry and bandage for three hours. After removing 
the bandage — every third day — apply acid liniment. This will 
as a general thing bring about a comptete cure. Never 
attempt to open a bursal, as it allows the oil that is in it to 
run out. In all cases, if the cause can be ascertained, remove 
it. 
7. Splint Affecting the Knee. 
This is where the splint is very high up on the bones and 
affects the knee. 
Treatment. — Follow the same treatment as is given for 
splint, but in some cases it is very hard to effect a cure. 
8. Knee Sprung. 
This is when the knee is bent forward. 
Causes. — Hard and fast work, 
standing in a stall that has a great 
slant, high in front and low behind, 
feeding from a very high rack, a 
sprain and contraction of the back 
tendons, or being shod with high 
heels will cause it. Horses with 
weak, small knees are more subject 
to this than horses wiih good, 
strong straight knees. An animal 
may be very badly knee sprung and 
still be a good work horse. 
Treatment. — Should it be neces- 
sary to work the animal during 
treatment, first fix the floor. See 
that it is level and feed him off the 
floor. Bathe the legs with cold 
water and salt twice a day, after 
bathing rub dry and apply the white 
liniment every night. When the 
liniment is dried in, bandage for a 
few hours. Shoe with a flat shoe, if 
the roads are not slippery. If pos- 
sible turn him out to pasture and blister the back cords once 
a month with the following: 
Pulverized Cantharides or Spanish Fly 2 drams. 
Vaseline or Lard 1 ounce 
Fig. 51. — Knee Sprung. 
