. The diseases of the genital organs of domestic animals. Veterinary medicine. Rupture of the Tendons of tlie Born Foal 825 chief extensor of the foot. The carpus is bent forward, as shown in Fig. 236. If the foal is helped to its feet and pres- sure applied against the anterior face of the carpus, it stands steadily and the carpus is straight, but removal of the pressure permits the carpus to bend forward and may cause the foal to fall. As the disease progresses the foal shows decreasing control over the anterior feet, and in the. Fig. 236—Rupture of Extensor Tendons at Carpus, and Float
. The diseases of the genital organs of domestic animals. Veterinary medicine. Rupture of the Tendons of tlie Born Foal 825 chief extensor of the foot. The carpus is bent forward, as shown in Fig. 236. If the foal is helped to its feet and pres- sure applied against the anterior face of the carpus, it stands steadily and the carpus is straight, but removal of the pressure permits the carpus to bend forward and may cause the foal to fall. As the disease progresses the foal shows decreasing control over the anterior feet, and in the. Fig. 236—Rupture of Extensor Tendons at Carpus, and Floating- Dislocation of Patella. a. Patella; b, femoro-tibial articulation. most severe cases becomes unable to rise and even unable to stand when helped up. When the decubitis becomes con- stant, the foal generally perishes within a few days. Apparently an integral part of the malady, but infre- quently seen, is the distension of the femoro-tibio-patellar. 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 Williams, Walter Long, 1856-1945; Williams, Walter Wilkinson, 1892- joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , The author
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