. Principles of veterinary science; a text-book for use in agricultural schools. Veterinary medicine. 298 PRINCIPLES OF VETERINARY SCIENCE tive and proliferative changes. The probability of effecting a cure in this class of joint troubles is very remote. Bog spavin is a serous inflammation of the synovial layer of the capsule of the hock-joint. An abnormal amount of synovia accumulates in the joint cavity which causes the soft tissues around the joint to bulge outward. Horses of all ages are sub- ject to bog spavin, but it is more common in loose-jointed draft. Fig. 77.—Bog spavin of left hock
. Principles of veterinary science; a text-book for use in agricultural schools. Veterinary medicine. 298 PRINCIPLES OF VETERINARY SCIENCE tive and proliferative changes. The probability of effecting a cure in this class of joint troubles is very remote. Bog spavin is a serous inflammation of the synovial layer of the capsule of the hock-joint. An abnormal amount of synovia accumulates in the joint cavity which causes the soft tissues around the joint to bulge outward. Horses of all ages are sub- ject to bog spavin, but it is more common in loose-jointed draft. Fig. 77.—Bog spavin of left hock of mule. colts. It rarely occasions lameness and may disappear without treatment. The well-defined, puffy swelling is soft and situated in front and to the inside of the hock (Fig. 77). Treatment should aim at the absorption of the accumulated fluid. This is best accomplished by applying a special bog-spavin truss, ar- ranged so as to bring pressure over the swelling. Blisters afford but little relief in these cases. The fluid may be drawn off anti- septically with a capillary trocar or aspirating syringe, but the sac Digitized by Microsoft®. 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 Hadley, Frederick Brown, 1880-. Philadelphia and London, W. B. Saunders Company
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