The stock owner's adviser; the breeding, rearing, management, diseases and treatment of domestic animals . epain. Mere bursal en-largements give causeto no inconvenience. BURSAL ENLARGE-MENTS In connection with theknee are generallycaused by an injury,such as blows, wearinga yoke, etc. Sy:\iptoms.—There isfirst more or less swell-ing, which, after a certain length of time, disappears, leaving alittle puffy tumor. This cannot be considered much of a detri-ment, but looks badly. Teeatmext.—Remove the exciting cause and give the animala rest. Cold water should be applied freely, in conjunction wi
The stock owner's adviser; the breeding, rearing, management, diseases and treatment of domestic animals . epain. Mere bursal en-largements give causeto no inconvenience. BURSAL ENLARGE-MENTS In connection with theknee are generallycaused by an injury,such as blows, wearinga yoke, etc. Sy:\iptoms.—There isfirst more or less swell-ing, which, after a certain length of time, disappears, leaving alittle puffy tumor. This cannot be considered much of a detri-ment, but looks badly. Teeatmext.—Remove the exciting cause and give the animala rest. Cold water should be applied freely, in conjunction withthree or four hours pressure each day. A lotion composed oflead acetate, ounce one; zinc sulphate, drachms six; water, onequart, lias proven to be of great benefit, and should be used whileapplying pressure. Pressure can be applied by means of a band-age properly adjusted. Finally, stimulating applications shouldbe used, the best in this case being gum camphor, ounce one;,alcohol, a half pint; iodine tincture, one ounce, applied twice aday to the parts. Some few cases may even require the use of. Fig. 41—Sprain of the Eadial Ligament. A SPKAIN OE STKAIN. 195 hydrarg. biniodi., one part to five of lard. Tr. of iodine may beused with good results. Opening tbe bursa is advisable in some few cases, but shouldbe done as a last resort. Where it is thought advisable to opena bursa, it should be done by a veterinary surgeon. There is nodanger, however, in opening the bursa in connection with theextensor metacarpi magnus, constituting whatis termed cappedknee. This bursa may be punc-tured without any hesitation,and the fluid allowed to puncture should be made atthe lowest margin of the swell-ing, and upon its inner out the fluid and keep thewalls of the sac in apposition byapplying an antiseptic bandage should be rolledaround the knee from abovedownwards, and allowed to re-main without change for five orsix days, if no inconvenience iscaused to
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