Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-10-08

hereditary disease. II is transmittabie
to the offspring, and therefore that Is TO
be held in remembrance in breeding
processes. The SPAWN is not generally
81 considered.
want TO say something about what is
called .'splintsn It is simply an inaam-
nation of the periostcum. Small ex~
creseences occur upon the little splints
that run down upon the side of the can
non bone, an of course they interfere with
the movement of the tendons and tacia,
and produce lameness.
Tia, nayicular disease is nothing more
nor less than inflammation of the synoyial
membrane that goes to make up that
Joint. There is an effusion iuto the
capsule of this joint, and by and by you
get an abcess round the heel, which
results from the pent up matter in those
parts. Ii YOU have ever had leion on
your finger, YOU have some idea of the in
tensity of agony OF horse that has this
disease.
Col. T. S. Lang. of EasSalboro'. The
Doctor spake oil the ring bone as con-
stitutional disease. and the SPAWN as not
being constitutional. would like to ask
him if he will be kind enough to explain
the cause of ring bone As understand.
it is simply slipping of the muscles in
the shields; and while it may not be con-
Stitutional, vet the snallncsS of the muscle
and its attachments may be such, consti;u'
tionally. Us 20 be liable TO disease, and the
disease never come on, unless ii Is sub
jected TO such efforts aS may produce Il
slipping Of those muscles. do not know
that am right. but wish the Doctor 10
explain it to Us.
Dr. T1rkSbury. The question of the
hcrditary transmission of disease i very
nice one. have had NJ experience with
animals, bat think the opinion in gcner-
ally entertained by those who treat OF
disease OF the horse, that there i a
tendency tc transmission of disease of the
coyvuct o. pa>tcrn bone or ring bone
why this constitutional tendency exists, I
am unable to SAY. II is a disease Of the
bone proper. rather than the soft tissues,
which distinguishes that from The common
SPAWN
Col Lqag In eight out of tcnof some
l5O cases ol SPAWN. that havceNamined
have found that the bone was not well
formed. was smaller than usual. have
no doubt tina, that allows these muscles
70 slip, under great OF sudden strains
NOR, readily than in cases where they
are better bound | think that in such
eases, YOU will liud an animal that will
produce bone SPAWN by an extraordinary
effort, and hat would no, bc transmitted.
But under such circumstances as it slips
from = slight etfo-t, where the process, is
no, formed by nature strong enough 10
hold these muscles, i; is just as liable to
Dc transmitted Is the ring bone.
think the rinS bone j. produced, not
Nv slipping Of the attachments ot the
muscles or the cartridges 10 the bone, but
by slipping in the shields. which pro-
duce, an utli;ra,ion and formation OF
bone there, may EJc entirely incorrect
about it, but this i the lesul, OF my
experience. III avn wrong about it. |
would like 10 Dc set right
have a great many examples on
record. where animals that had ring bone
did NO, produce colt> that had ring bone,
but almost al the col Ia; followed them
did. think hut one animal on, or u
produced a colt that had ring bone bu,
in three quarters of the next generation.
this disease WAS developed before they
were tour years oh ! had supposed,
therefore, tina, there wa> tendency 70
produce these same light muscles and
light muscular attachments.
Nr Griffin, of Peppercn, MISS. Twas
Intensely Interested in the Doctors de-
>criptiou OF the disease OF the loot which
he compares Ia a fclon on the finger.
would like To know wha, treatment that
should receive
Dr. Tart,5urg On that point, | can
say comparatively nothing from expert.
,nce can Judge OF the treatment only,
from general principles. If we are con
WINGED that, there is inflammation of the
laminp, tina i, the tissue that lies be-
tween rtIe crust of the foot and the pedal
bone. think the first thing TO be done is
to apply cold, and TO relieve the pressure
a far a. YOU can by making soft bedding
lrr the horse The application OF moist
are. too, i very. important - regards the
reduction of Inflammation. Then. If You
want TO abstract blood, which think We
a,l know Is very essential, it is done by
boring through the hoof, near the joint of
the pedal bone The treatment Is not
alvayevcr rtlrctual Vet, ifa man knows
at tie onset that there j. inflammation AT this
io.ui, ii be resorts u these means at once,
and 10 general bleeding as well a local,
low diet. etc, GALL these have \ tendency
TO reduce intlammation,) | think in
majority of cases this disease can be cured
But after it has become chronic chronic
laminiti,-l do not know of any treatment
that IS cflcctual
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