. The farmer's veterinary adviser : a guide to the prevention and treatment of disease in domestic animals . Veterinary medicine. 360 The Farmer's Veterinary Adviser. retaining it in firm pads of tow placed in the hollow in front of the bone and a strong starch or plaster bandage extending from the hoof to beyond the hock. When there is no detachment, soothe the parts till heat and tenderness subside and then blister, allowing a long ])eriod of rest. FBACTUEES OF THE OTHER HOCK BONES. If these implicate the upper or true hock joint, they are usually beyond remedy, but if the lower
. The farmer's veterinary adviser : a guide to the prevention and treatment of disease in domestic animals . Veterinary medicine. 360 The Farmer's Veterinary Adviser. retaining it in firm pads of tow placed in the hollow in front of the bone and a strong starch or plaster bandage extending from the hoof to beyond the hock. When there is no detachment, soothe the parts till heat and tenderness subside and then blister, allowing a long ])eriod of rest. FBACTUEES OF THE OTHER HOCK BONES. If these implicate the upper or true hock joint, they are usually beyond remedy, but if the lower flat bones only, they present symptoms like those of bone spavin, and may recover by union of the small bones. BONE SPAVIN. This consists in disease (inflammation, ulceration, bony deposit,) of the small flat bones in the lower and innesr Fig. Fig. 70—Bone Spavin affecting both inner and outer sides of the joint. part of the hock joint, often implicating those of the oute r side as well. It may be manifested by local swelling, heat and tenderness, or these may be altogether absent as in cases of ulceration in the centre of the joint between the flat bones—(Occult Spavin). The swelling, when it does exist, is on the antero-internal aspect of the lower part of the articulation, to be seen by standing about two feet from the fore limb and looking across the front of the joint. It is hard and to be distinguished from the tense, elastic Bwelhng caused by sprain of the inner branch of the flexor tendon, and from the soft distended vein (so-. 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 Law, James, 1838-1921. Ithaca : The Author
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