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yanking the mare while working her on the track to such an 
extent that he finally discharged him for it. The swelling 
appeared at that time and seemed to grow to about its present 
size, and was the same in size now as then to him; also, that 
it never seemed to cause her any inconvenience; otherwise 
the head to me seemed normal. 
The shoulder and hip joint were very hot and painful on 
pressure, and when turned over the hair around the two cor¬ 
responding joints was very wet. The knees and hocks seemed 
all right. Both anterior fetlock joints were swollen, hot and 
painful'on pressure ; both posterior fetlock joints and the hol¬ 
low of the fetlock were very much swollen, hot and extremely 
painful on pressure; also the interstices between heels were 
broken open, and there exuded a serum-like synovial fluid. 
Temperature, 102° F.; pulse, 48. 
1 informed owner that I thought mare was broken down, 
but that I could tell better when I put her in slings. I pre¬ 
scribed the following: 
Olei lini., 
5 vi, 
Aloes Barb., 
3 vi, 
Hydrarg chlor. nitis, 
3 i, 
Pulv. nucis vomicse, 
3 i, 
Pulv. zinzib. rad., 
qs. 
M. et fiat haustus. 
. 
Sig.—As directed. 
I ordered hot-water enemas with castile soap, and left. 
Returned about three hours later with slings, The animal 
was hoisted to her feet. She stood all right and quiet on 
hind legs, but trembled so violently in forward legs that she 
had to be lowered, then breaking out in a profuse perspira¬ 
tion. I examined the fetlock joints of both anterior extremi¬ 
ties, but beyond being a little swollen I could detect nothing. 
As the animal stood so well on the hind limbs I did not bother 
with them, and gave up the idea of break-down. On inquiry 
of owner when animal was last sick, he informed me that last 
summer she was laid up for over two months with inflamma¬ 
tory rheumatism. As all the joints seemed hot and painful 
on pressure (temperature, io2 Q F.; pulse had gone up to 60), 
