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TUE UNIVERSITY COURSE OF VETERINARY
LECTURES ny PROF. CREssY, AT HE
MEDICAL COLLEGE.

Veterinary Science.
TUE UNIVERSITY COURSE OF VETERINARY
LECTURES ny PROF. CREssY, AT THE
MEDICAL COLLEGE.
NO. ".
Prof. Cres,y took up the disease IN horses
known Us "Ringbone." describing how the
homes grow by granulations OF osseOus, or
bOny, matter from the periosteum. OF mem
branous covering Of the bones. PeriostetlS
is an inflammation of this membrane with q
subsequent deposit of bony manner, which
forms tho enlargement and subsequent JOIN
ing of the bones involved. In ringbone the
first thing to be discovered will be slight
enlargement, which II at arrested and
cured will soon be followed by iameness'
the hardening of the swelling ending IN
well d. fined ringbO This trouble rarely
occurs in horses having an oDhquc pastern'
80 that what We sometimes hear OF a.
hereditary ringbonc' IS rather nreeuihg
OF straight pasterns. They may DC iouhu
ON both fore and hind feet, hut more
generally on the fore foot. as the llhu LOOT
has the more oblique pastern.
Specimens were shown by Prof. Cres-y
in which the Joint was lost by perfect
union of the bones which had formed 1t,
and others where the periOstetis was CON-
| fined entirely to the upper pastern, leaving
the Joint free from any affection, IN which
case the animal will not be very lame.
Thase who say ripgbo cannot be cured
will sometimes find themselves IN error, and
those who say they have cured them, Will
find themselves equally so. Ii the disease
has gone on to the involving OF the lower
limit they will not cure it; ii 1t is confined
to the upper pastern it may be cured. Ring
hone often results from some accidental H.
Jury, a. a blow or injury on the part,
mechanical injury many from hard usage,
rs from severe and long continued drawing
up hill when the horse throws so much force
on his toe, trying to ge; his loot hold and
draw the load. This, giving severe shock
on the membrane lining the JOINT Will soon
nroduce irritation, next Inflammation OF the
parts. then comes the deposit oil bony mat
ter within the fibro-csrtilage which makes
lameness, with very slight enlargement Of
the parts Causation of rlngb0ne, or GER
tair types of it, may be hereditary, as We
find rheumatism hereditary scro'ulous
condition of system. aggravated by not
being half kept or cared Tor, stabbed IN
some cold, damp place, will tend to initiate
the disease and, long continued will tend
to develop and transmit it. Animals show
ing incipient ringbone from rheumatoid
trouble about the joint. should have pure
air. a dry atmosphere. be kept warm, given
moderate exercise. which will give healthy
blood. necessary for forming good bone,
good muscle and a good horse.
The pathology OF ringbone may be briefly
noted in an increase OF blood in the parts,
surcharging the capillary vessels, followed
by Inflammation and oxidation, producing
an enlargement, soft NJ first, but after n
time ending in a bOnY excresence and a
permanent blemish.
In the first stages of watery intiltration
and swelling. the treatment should be a
COOLING lotion. cold water, salt and water.
or better. saltptter and water, then the
baudage wound very tightly, always
beginning at the bottom, and winding up.)
but taking it of when you lead the horse
out for water or exercise. showerIng
thoroughly with cold water, then rubbing
fl dry, and again putting on the band
aye. The horse should have rest and
uulet and keeping loose iu box
STALL is better than hitching in II
narrow one, for little motion is better
than absolute quiet. tending to promote alb
sorption-iu short the same treatment you
would apply to your own hand. Tlncture
of iodine would assist absorption, and de-
colorized iodine was to be preferred 10 the
common tincture, and could be made by
putting in bottle, tincture iodine two
parts and aqua ammonia one part. placing
it in the sun will in a short time give YOU
solution of iodine clear a. water. which
NAV be used with increased advantage. a.
the ammonia gives stimulant In addition
to the absorbent, and is especially valuable
in a passive Inflammation. In cases oi run
ming sores of an old scroiulous type ,Lugall
solution is excellent, which Is a solution oil
iodine in a solution of iodide of potash.
Blistering could be produced BY tineture
of iodine, which could be made sharper II
desired BY addition of canthariies and
spirits of turpentine. Thus, treatment IN
first stages should be rest. cooling lotions
laudanum. oil fspike. origanum or anise
nothing of a heating nature; bandagt
while at rest; when exercising take on the
bandage, shower with cold water. rub down
dry and bandage again.
II by this treatment the trouble Is moi
gotten rid of, and the oxidation absorbed
the process will 20 on and the treatment
then il to hasten 1t, which may be done by
sharp blistering, which greatly increases
and lntensiies the Inflammation and perfect
ancbyluss taxes place, consolidating the
homes, celebrating the joint. thus curing
the lameness and easing the suffering Ci
the animal by doing in i few weeks what
it would have taken months to perform.
The idea of causation Of ringbone differs
in d iferent localities; in one town 1t would
be from leakage Of the joint" in the next
il would be fed from little bladder,
which must be cut out. This cut
ting would effect cure a. would biis'
erirg or burning, by increasing the In
Illumination and Fastening anchylosis.
Ifyou have nice colt four months old.
with well defined ringbones on each side on
all his feet don't let some quack operate on
him and spoil him for II is no ringbone at
all, bot broad wel-develOped joint. an
anatomical indication Of thorough breeding
NO. v.
This was description of the same type
of disease, IN the SPAWN, which IL OF the
same nature as ringbone. appearing in
another location.
There are some spavins having no out
ward sign whatever no enlargement, but
are caused by an inflammation the synovla
membrane. producing finally perfect anchy'
lo.is, OF Joining of two of the small bones OF
the back joint. When il Elimination ceases
and the union Is perfect the horse Will ire
quenty cease to be lame
The stereoty ped reason usually eiver
for SPAWN is, leakage OF the Joint
Where from irritation, in Elimination ensues
1t will be accompanied by an oxidation o.
synovial fluid and lameness, and more
swelling. and the question is Can 1t b
arrested and cured at this stage? Ii NIGH
nv the same treatment given in rinsbnne
cooling lotions, bandagos, etc. The differ
ence between SPAWN and splint is again 8
difference in location. Splint Is an exOstosls
or deposit OF bone between the splnt ant
canon bone, thus joining them together
with deposit involving them both.
The s1me difficulty appears in the forward
leg aud is now getting 10 be known as 4
spawn Of the knee. and differs in NO msterla
particular OF disease or treatment iron
SPAWN or ringbone as before described.
A bog-spavin is a wind gall type OF dis
ease, an oxidation OF synOvial hud. n,
inf animation or particular heat, soft and
spongy, but which may further on terminate
in the bone SPAWN. The treatment IN thi'
stage should be Il withdrawal vi tno exuda
ton by the asl traitor and then bandaging
as before stated ; or il not using the sspira
tor, apply the iodine and Il starched bandag'
80 as to have the confinement aid compress
sion as thorough As may be.
In treating these diseases, steps should b,
taken to stop the oxidation and iuhamma
ton, by rest, compression and cooling
lotions, a. given in treatment ct rIngbone