. The illustrated stock doctor and live-stock encyclopedia [microform] : including horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry : with all the facts concerning the various breeds and their and all diseases to which they are prevention of any disease, and restoration of health. Domestic animals; Veterinary medicine; Livestock breeds; Bees; Animaux domestiques; Bétail; Médecine vétérinaire; Abeilles. TIIK IIORNE, SKIN , KTf. 291 annovod with flics, keep tho wouiul covered willi ii rag moistened in n solution of tur. XIX. Fistula. Causes.—This ftomotlmoH
. The illustrated stock doctor and live-stock encyclopedia [microform] : including horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry : with all the facts concerning the various breeds and their and all diseases to which they are prevention of any disease, and restoration of health. Domestic animals; Veterinary medicine; Livestock breeds; Bees; Animaux domestiques; Bétail; Médecine vétérinaire; Abeilles. TIIK IIORNE, SKIN , KTf. 291 annovod with flics, keep tho wouiul covered willi ii rag moistened in n solution of tur. XIX. Fistula. Causes.—This ftomotlmoH known rh fisfuIoiLt withers, to distinpjuish it from listnla of tiu^ parotid duct. It ia aiiniiar to poli-cvil and is |MMiiillv in case of hij^h withers; by striking tho withers against the tti|» of a low door-way ; by rolling and striking the withers against some hiird substance; by the biting of other horses ; and by a blow of the l)la(ksniith's hammer. 'I'lie ])oints of tho spinal processes, (little pro- jections of the sj)ine or back bone,) arc luirt, intiammation sets in, and the fistulous tumor is produced. Its site is tho spine abovc^ the shoulders ; Mild it is more troublesome tlian poll-evil, beeauso it ia more exposed to r('|K'iitcd injuries. How to know It—The first indication will be a swelling on one or })oth sides of the withers, generally rather broad and flat. Upon exani" inatioa with the fingers this will be found hot, tender, and apparently (Icq) seated. If observed wlwn first formed, it will be of uniform li.'irdncss throughout. If unattendt^d to while in this state, the tumor soon becomes an abscess ; and owing to the difliculty in the way of the matter's escaping, (its natural outlet being at the top of tho shoulders), the pus sinks doAvnward ; and the abscess sometimes becomes enornious before there is any well defined head, and before there is any opening. Wlieu it breaks, or is opened, a large quantity of extremely offensive matter flows ou
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