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degree of treatment. Repeated blisters are the most likely 
to afford relief. These, by exciting a considerable degree 
of inflammation on the skin, may energize the deeper-seated 
absorbents, and enable them to take up the effusion of fluid 
in the enlarged and inflamed bag. But, in the majority of 
cases, all means which have hitherto been tried have proved 
abortive. 
OF SWELLED LEGS GENERALLY. 
SWELLING OF THE CELLULAR SUBSTANCE. 
Both the fore and hind legs of horses are liable to con. 
siderable swelling, but the latter are most subject to be thus 
affected. Frequently, when a horse seems to be affected 
with no other disease, the hind legs will suddenly swell to 
a very great extent from the hock to the fetlock, and in 
some instances even from the stifle downwards. This is 
accompanied by heat and extreme tenderness of the skin, 
inducing lameness of a peculiar character. A quickened 
and hard pulse are usual concomitants of this seizure, with 
a considerable degree of fever. This complaint is acute 
inflammation of the cellular substance of the limbs, being 
sudden in its attack, very violent in its degree, is con¬ 
sequently attended with the secretion of a quantity of fluid 
on the cellular tissue. Young horses, and those which are 
over-fed, with little exercise, are most liable to be thus 
attacked, and without having had previous inflammation. 
Remedies.— Jf accompanied by fever, moderate bleeding 
will afford relief; after which the following diuretic should 
be given :— 
Turpentine 
% ounce. 
Ginger .... 
\ drachm, 
Lintseed meal 
^ ounce; 
made into a ball with common syrup. 
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