The American reformed horse book : a treatise on the causes, symptoms, and cure of all diseases of the horse, including every disease peculiar to America ; also embracing full information on breeding, rearing, and management designed for popular use . sive work beyond his capacity. Thenthe affection can be accounted for, and may not owe its origin toeithei fkult or defect. 324 DADDS VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY. Atrophy, or Wasting of Muscles in the Region opTHE Shoulder-blade, (known as Sweeny.) Atrophy signifies wasting of muscles, in which diseased partsbecome notably smaller than those
The American reformed horse book : a treatise on the causes, symptoms, and cure of all diseases of the horse, including every disease peculiar to America ; also embracing full information on breeding, rearing, and management designed for popular use . sive work beyond his capacity. Thenthe affection can be accounted for, and may not owe its origin toeithei fkult or defect. 324 DADDS VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY. Atrophy, or Wasting of Muscles in the Region opTHE Shoulder-blade, (known as Sweeny.) Atrophy signifies wasting of muscles, in which diseased partsbecome notably smaller than those of the natural, without otheralteration in texture. The author has had several opportunitiesof examining horses that have died in consequence of disease orold age, who, during life, were the subjects of what is known assweeny, and found that the muscles of the shoulder had quite apale appearance, somewhat resembling those of a calf which hadbeen bled to death. A condensation or wasting of muscular fiberwas very apparent; the cellular membrane under the skin hadalmost disappeared, merely by condensation and contraction of theskin over the region of the parts, which contraction occurs in con-Bequence of shrinkage of the muscles beneath the A FOUNDERED OR DEAD LAME HORSE. (See p. ?>36.) Causes.—As regards the cause of atrophy, it is a well-knownfact that inaction of a muscle produces a notable decrease in muscles of laboring men decrease in size whenever, fromchoice or necessity, the individual leads a sedentary life. A limbkept at rest for any length of time undergoes more or less atrophy(wasting). In some cases, the foot diseases, so common, are ofthat character as to canse the subjects much pain in progression; LAMENESS, FROM NARIOUS CAUSES. 32ft and, Id order to relieve the feet, the horse spares the muscles, which,for want of free and full action, leads to diminished niitr^^ion «indwasting (atrophy). Some of the readers of this work must havenoticed the
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