CHAPTER. XIV: 
Diseases of the Organs of Generation. 
Horses are as a general rule freer from diseses of these 
organs than almost any other order of animals; the cause 
being no doubt due to their unusual activity. In this 
chapter we will treat of nothing save the most important 
affections, these being the most common. 
Inflammation of the Testicles. 
Cause—External injury and excessive copulation are the 
most common causes 
HOW TO KNOW IT. 
There will usually be some fever, much soreness and 
swelling of the parts, and a peculiar straddling gait. 
WHAT TO DO 
First bathe for thirty minutes with warm water and fol- 
low with the liniment recommended in wire cuts. 
Evil Results of Castration. 
This a condition in which the cord is left too long, the 
ends falling between the e ‘ges of the wound in the scro- 
tum and adhering to them, both scrotum and cord swelling 
together, forming a tumor, like moss, often of large 
proportions. 
