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A CASE OF SHOULDER LAMENESS. 
By Mr. Goodworth, V.S. 
A bay horse, the property of Mr. Parrot, of Driffield, had 
been at plough, on the 25th day of January last, for the first day 
after having had a long rest. He proceeded well in his work 
until the time of coming home, when, after he had got upon the 
road, he appeared to make a false step, and immediately became 
lame. He was brought home, a distance of two miles, and I 
was afterwards sent for to examine him. He stood apparently 
as if nothing was amiss; but when I ordered him to be moved, 
and as he took his leg up and set it down, and the weight came 
upon the point of the shoulder, that part evidently appeared to 
leave the ribs, and not as if there were a dislocation of the joint 
or an affection of the flexor brachii muscle, because he could 
distend the leg as if nothing was wrong, and the altered posi¬ 
tion of the limb only appeared to take place when the weight 
came upon it. 
I thought the best plan I could adopt would be to keep the 
horse still, and to have a cooling lotion frequently applied to the 
part. 
2 6th .—There was no inflammation about the limb, but the 
lotion was still applied. 
27th .—I bled him in the shoulder vein to the amount of ten 
pounds, and gave 3vj of aloes Barb, in solution. 
28^.—The horse was purged, and the lotion applied to the 
shoulder as before. 
29 th .— Lotion continued. 
31st .— Lotion applied as before. I had him moved, and found 
a little amendment. 
Feb . 1st .—I thought it advisable to blister the shoulder well. 
The blister ointment was used, and it took very good effect. I 
let him stand a few days, and did not stir him. I afterwards 
found, when I took him out of the stable, that he had much less 
lameness. He ultimately became sound, and in the beginning 
of March was put to work again, as well as ever. 1 thought 
this a novel case, which induced me to send it to you, that it 
might be added to the valuable fund of information which 
Tiie Veterinarian contains. 
