. The standard cyclopedia of modern agriculture and rural economy, by the most distinguished authorities and specialists under the editorship of Professor R. Patrick Wright ... the shoeor bad bedding, the growth is slow, but con-tinuous and less sensitive, and is more in thenature of a callus. Capped elbows often remainin this condition for a long time, making noincrease, but an extra pressure from a longshoe or a bruise from other cause will resultin the formation of an abscess. Lameness isseldom caused, but the tumour sometimesattains to a great size, and is extremely un-sightly. Treatment.—
. The standard cyclopedia of modern agriculture and rural economy, by the most distinguished authorities and specialists under the editorship of Professor R. Patrick Wright ... the shoeor bad bedding, the growth is slow, but con-tinuous and less sensitive, and is more in thenature of a callus. Capped elbows often remainin this condition for a long time, making noincrease, but an extra pressure from a longshoe or a bruise from other cause will resultin the formation of an abscess. Lameness isseldom caused, but the tumour sometimesattains to a great size, and is extremely un-sightly. Treatment.—If recent and not severe,a cooling dose or two of medicine, with frequentfomentation, and removal of the cause will re-store the parts. If neglected or chronic, thesac will have to be evacuated by laying itboldly open with the lancet, and the secretingsurface within destroyed by the injection ofiodine. Old consolidated or callused tumourshave to be dissected out, after which healingtakes place and no great amount of blemish isleft. [h. l.] Capped Hock.—A swelling of the pointof the hock which depreciates the value of ahorse by its objectionable appearance is gener-. -N^^ Capped Hock ally known as a capped hock; but it is impor-tant to distinguish between that form of it whichis due only to a simple effusion between the skinand tissues covering the point of the bone (calcis),and the more serious deformity caused by chronicinflammation of the synovial membrane between 104 Caprifoliaceae — Caradrina quadripunctata the tendon and the bone. On the point of thehook the tendon of the internal gastrocnemiusmuscle is expanded, and to prevent friction be-tween it and the external one of the same namea synovial sac is interposed, whose office is tolubricate both surfaces and prevent friction. In-juries from without produce a depraved secre-tion, voluminous in quantity, and giving rise tothe bulging of the skin at this part of the less serious is the more common form ofcappe
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