. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. me, when he attemj^ts to walk. If he lies down, the hind legsare extended backward and crossed. The prognosis is favorable in newcases, but unfavorable in old ones. Treatment.—The tarsus must be extended in order to overcome INJURIES OF THE JOINTS 351 the tension in the straight ligaments and extensors, and the patella maybe easily shoved into position. If the animal is then kept quiet forseveral days, as a rule, no after-treatment is required. If the disloca-tion of the patella is old, treatment is useless. Stockfleth has used a dressing in this dise
. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. me, when he attemj^ts to walk. If he lies down, the hind legsare extended backward and crossed. The prognosis is favorable in newcases, but unfavorable in old ones. Treatment.—The tarsus must be extended in order to overcome INJURIES OF THE JOINTS 351 the tension in the straight ligaments and extensors, and the patella maybe easily shoved into position. If the animal is then kept quiet forseveral days, as a rule, no after-treatment is required. If the disloca-tion of the patella is old, treatment is useless. Stockfleth has used a dressing in this disease which he describes asfollows: He attached a broad linen bandage around the tibia, and fasteneda wide girth around the abdomen, and a breast-piece to prevent it fromslipping backward. The bandage w^as then fastened to the tibia, closeto the girth around the abdomen. The affected leg was then pulled upclose to the abdomen, so that the animal must stand on three legs. Thedressing remained on for twenty days, and when it was removed the. Fig. 113.—Dog with dislocation of the hip. animal was entirely cured. In another case he had a double-sideddislocation of the knee. After returning the patellie to their position,the knee- and ankle-joint were covered with thick wadding, and a capsuleof gutta-percha, which had previously been soaked in hot water, wasapplied to each leg, surrounding the leg from the knee to the toes. Inorder to prevent l^ending of the gutta-percha, before it was sufficientlyhardened, a wooden support was fastened to the outside. The dog,which had formerly crept upon its hind legs, walked upright as if onstilts. The dressing was left on the animal for two weeks, and onremoval of the dressing the dislocation did not recur. External Dislocation of the Patella.—This accident is very saw Init one chronic case in both legs in a small dog. Thesubject was lively, walked rapidly, but had very flexed ankle-joints,giving him very much the appearance o
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