. Veterinary elements; a manual for agricultural students and stockmen. Veterinary medicine. 238 Veterinary Elements. tive, the former by avoiding the use of spavined sires or dams, by proper shoeing and avoidance of too heavy loads; the curative consists in reducing the inflammation by giving rest, warm fomentations, a high-heeled shoe, and a blister (the red iodide of mercury), and if that fails the firing iron and blister, which should be left to the veterinarian. It is an unsoundness. In some cases in which firing does not relieve, tibial neurectomy (cut- ting of the nerve) or cunean tenot
. Veterinary elements; a manual for agricultural students and stockmen. Veterinary medicine. 238 Veterinary Elements. tive, the former by avoiding the use of spavined sires or dams, by proper shoeing and avoidance of too heavy loads; the curative consists in reducing the inflammation by giving rest, warm fomentations, a high-heeled shoe, and a blister (the red iodide of mercury), and if that fails the firing iron and blister, which should be left to the veterinarian. It is an unsoundness. In some cases in which firing does not relieve, tibial neurectomy (cut- ting of the nerve) or cunean tenotomy (cutting of the tendon) of the parts should be performed by the surgeon. Bog spavin is a condition in which the capsular liga- ment of the hock joint is distended by joint oil (synovia), appearing as a soft swelling on the inner sides of the hock, just above the site of bone spavin. This disease occurs in two forms, (1) without any in- flammation or lameness; (2) a hard, painful swelling with ac- companying lameness. The causes are premature overwork, defective conformation, due to heredity, the swelling being soft and cool, it may be due to over- feeding, such as for show pur- poses, in such cases cold water compresses and a good hand rubbing for 20 to 30 minutes before taking before the judges will often remove the enlargement for a short time; treatment is usually unsatisfactory, pressure by the use of a bog spavin and thoroughpin truss being the â AVIS ANI) TTIOIM 1'IN TRI' Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hopkins, Arthur George, 1869-. Madison, Wis. , The author
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