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to wrench off the shoe. The pony had suffered with osteo porosis 
for six months. 
Patients suffering with dorsal and lumbar stiffness display a 
groggy gait, and when down it is difficult for them to get up. 
Some can be raised with a little assistance by the tail, while others 
require the use of the slings. They, however, can stand without 
any support when up. 
Prognosis is very unsatisfactory. An entire recovery cannot 
be relied upon. They may make an apparent recovery, a partial 
recovery, they may die or it may become necessary to destroy 
them. The enlargement of the maxillary bones never disappears 
entirely, though the lameness and general indisposition may sub¬ 
side, but under exciting causes are apt to return. During the 
warmer months these patients can perform their work with com¬ 
parative ease; even through some winter seasons they may escape 
a relapse. Especially is this true if the air be contaminated with 
other noxious ingredients, as those producing the various forms of 
influenza that we are visited by occasionally. 
Treatment principally palliative, change of locality is the chief 
remedy. Send them to the country winter or summer; if they can¬ 
not travel send them by rail, boat or ambulance. 
For acute inflammatory rheumatism application of warm water 
to the suffering extremities is beneficial. Blisters are often called 
into requisition, in obstinate cases with good result, but unfortun 
ately only to follow with the treatment to some other limb where 
the lameness migrated to. Setons are of good service in rheu¬ 
matic lameness of the hip and shoulder joints. Applications to 
the enlargements about the head are absolutely futile. Equally 
worthless is the use of actual cautery to these enlarged bones. 
Trephining them is absurd in the highest degree. Nor is the 
most skilful veterinary dentistry of any avail to restore their mas¬ 
tication and appetite. 
Internal medication has not proven very satisfactory, though 
the administration of certain medicines is commendable. Salicylic 
acid, iodide potash, nitrate potash, powdered colchicum seed, cod 
liver oil with turpentine have acted favorably in many instances. 
The transfusion of lamb or calf blood has been tried with only 
