The stock owner's adviser; the breeding, rearing, management, diseases and treatment of domestic animals . 216 THE STOCK OWNER S ADVISER. gish circulation, and is seen after diseases of a debilitatingcharacter. Capped hock is most common among heavy is a hlemishj but cannot be considered an unsoundness. Treatmext.—If of long standing, it vill take some time toeffect a cure. If the case is the result of an injury recently re-ceived, fomentations should be applied, and finally blisters cause should be removed. If the enlargement still remainsafter pursuing this treatment, iodi
The stock owner's adviser; the breeding, rearing, management, diseases and treatment of domestic animals . 216 THE STOCK OWNER S ADVISER. gish circulation, and is seen after diseases of a debilitatingcharacter. Capped hock is most common among heavy is a hlemishj but cannot be considered an unsoundness. Treatmext.—If of long standing, it vill take some time toeffect a cure. If the case is the result of an injury recently re-ceived, fomentations should be applied, and finally blisters cause should be removed. If the enlargement still remainsafter pursuing this treatment, iodine tr. should be applied, andlater iodide of mercury ointment may be applied, one partof mercury to five of lard. When serum or pus has formed it may be necessary to open up and al-low the contents to escape, but open-ing should not be made if it can beabsorbed in any way. A seton maybe passed through the enlargementand the contents allowed to drain fora few days. It should be dressed withthe carbolic acid CURB. Curb is an enlargement on the pos-terior aspect of the hock, due to aninjury or sprain of the calcaneo-cuboid ligament. It presents itself asa small, hard aodule in the lower partof the posterior aspect of the can easily be recognized on theback of the hock, about four or Rveinches below the point of the oscalces. Animals with sickle-shaped hocks are predisposed tocurb. A long, narrow, and coarse hock is more likely to sufferfrom curb than one well formed. The exciting causes are hardand fast work, running, jumping, playing, and especially rear-
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