. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. 316 THE AMERICAN FARMER S HORSE BOOK,. Treatment.—In the first stages, or immediately after the sprain occurs, allow rest, remove the shoes, and level the feet. Apply hot fomentations to the muscles, afterwards rub- bing with the mild Stimulating Lotion No. 5. A large box stall, or a paddock for gentle ex- ercise, should be provided. Where sweeny has unmistakably developed, a good application of the Mixed Blister No. 10, and the same general treatment as for atrophy, will be in order
. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. 316 THE AMERICAN FARMER S HORSE BOOK,. Treatment.—In the first stages, or immediately after the sprain occurs, allow rest, remove the shoes, and level the feet. Apply hot fomentations to the muscles, afterwards rub- bing with the mild Stimulating Lotion No. 5. A large box stall, or a paddock for gentle ex- ercise, should be provided. Where sweeny has unmistakably developed, a good application of the Mixed Blister No. 10, and the same general treatment as for atrophy, will be in order. The neck cradle, NKCK CRADLK. a simple device which is tellingly depicted in To prevent a horse from biting ^^^^Y illustration, had better be used to prevent at a blister, etc. biting the blistered shoulder. XI. Capped Elbow, or Shoe-boil. A capped elbow, or shoe-boil, is, as the name suggests, a swelling of the parts over the point of the elbow, from a bruise or other in- jur}^, most generally from lying on the heel of the shoe. It is of common occurrence, especially in winter, when the shoes have long calkins. It is also seen in trotters; they are apt to strike the elbow in their excessive flexion of the knee, necessitating the use of a pro- tecting "; Symptoms.—A horse put in his stall all right in the evening may produce a shoe-boil before morning, by lying on the heel of the shoe. On the other hand, they are sometimes very slow in developing. The cellular tissues around the elbow are filled with a thin serous fluid, as a result of the bruise. This will be hot to the touch, swollen and tender, in many cases attaining great size. This condition lasts for a few days, and then the fever subsides, and there will be found a. sac full of fluid. Now it is that the permanent mischief is done; this fluid, if allowed to remain, will, in turn, form a hard, callused swelling, or a fibrous lunior gradually forms, or possi))ly an al)scess containing ])us will develop
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