Dr Le Gear's stock book Dr. Le Gear's stock book ... comprising a description of the general care, feeding and watering, stabling and breeding, and all the diseases and their treatment, of stock in Texas and the South .. . drlegearsstockbo00lege Year: 1897 178 Dr. LeG-ear's Stock Book. ment passing from the point of the hock down to a short distance below the location of the cnrb. (See Fig. 31.) Causes.—It may be caused from slipping and straining the leg while drawing heavy loads in the mud or up hill. In. some cases it is hereditary, as certain breeds of horses have curby hocks (bowed behin
Dr Le Gear's stock book Dr. Le Gear's stock book ... comprising a description of the general care, feeding and watering, stabling and breeding, and all the diseases and their treatment, of stock in Texas and the South .. . drlegearsstockbo00lege Year: 1897 178 Dr. LeG-ear's Stock Book. ment passing from the point of the hock down to a short distance below the location of the cnrb. (See Fig. 31.) Causes.—It may be caused from slipping and straining the leg while drawing heavy loads in the mud or up hill. In. some cases it is hereditary, as certain breeds of horses have curby hocks (bowed behind), and are liable to throw out a curb on being driven fast or worked to a heavy load. Symptoms.—-After a hard day's work pulling a heavy load, the animal may be noticed lame, and on exam- ining the leg you will no- tice a firm, hot swelling on the back part of the hind leg about five inches below the hock. On pressing it the animal shows pain. After the soreness and in- flammation passes away it forms into a hard knot, and unless properly treated will always remain there. Fig. 31. Curb. Treatment.—Lay the horse off work, and don't use Mm at all for at least one week. In the early stages when fever and sore- ness are present, bathe it with cold water and afterwards rub it well with Dr. LeGear's Liniment (see Appendix). A great deal will depend on rubbing it well. Rub the Liniment in thoroughly twice a day with a corn-cob or a smooth piece of bone. If you fail to remove the lameness and the lump by this treatment, kept up for one week, then there is nothing better to cure it than our
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