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about the city all day. On the following day, when about half 
the way home, on a trip of about five miles, he suddenly lifted 
his foot as if he had picked up a nail, which was at once searched 
for, but nothing found. The horse suffered great pain, so much 
so that he was with difficulty raised and got to the stable. On 
my arrival there, I found the horse in a loose box, resting his 
hindquarters against the side, thus entirely relieving the injured 
limb from any weight, and resisting any attempt made to move 
him from that position. 
The ocular examination gave little or no satisfaction, on 
account of the bad light and the abundance of straw. I passed 
my hand down the leg, and when I reached the fetlock he flinched 
on the slightest pressure. Manipulation around those parts ap¬ 
peared to give considerable pain, and so I at once came to the 
conclusion that the trouble was there. However, on reflection, I 
considered the history demanded an examination per rectum, 
which I made, but found nothing abnormal. 
I again examined the fetlock, and made a diagnosis of break¬ 
ing down of the tendons of that region. I advised no treatment 
but stated that I would call on the following day, when I would 
advise him definitely what to do, giving him then to understand 
that the case was a very bad one, apparently hopeless, and that 
I might order the animal to be destroyed. 
Considering that I had an interesting case, and wishing to 
give the owner all the advantage possible (it being bis only means 
of earning a living), I consulted with Dr. Kemp, who visited.the 
case with me the following day. On our arrival, we found the 
horse down, and unable to get up. I had him pulled out upon 
the floor of the stable, and turned over on his off side. Dr. 
Kemp tlipn made a careful examination of the foot, and gave it 
as his opinion, that there was a breaking-down, with a possible 
complication of a fracture of the os coronse, as he thought he 
could hear and feel some slight crepitation, although he stated it 
might be the result of an effusion into the joint. 
On manipulation I could neither hear nor feel this to my satis¬ 
faction, but I could extend the fetlock joint to an angle that at 
once denoted a giving away of some of the tendons, and I 
