Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-01

BONE sPAviNs CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND
TREATMENT
In the Country Gcntiemun, Dr. Ed
ward Moore, i'll answer to the following
questions What is bone SPAWN What
causes 1t Is there any cure or relief
for ii ? writes as follows:
Bone spayIns are cIostoscs similar to
splmts and ringbones, only in different
locality. They occur on the inside of the
hook at its lower part and usually towards
the front. These bony excrescences on
the antrro-inferior part of the joint are
often the cause of lamencss. either by
lmplnglng "n sensitive structures during
action, or 10y causing anchylosis of the
JOINT. tin some eases carries OF the ari-
cular surface is produced, Again we
find IN some diseased hooks that the liga-
ment Is partially or wholly ossiiied. The
causes are concussion, inorlinate traction,
hereditary predisposition, blows, etc. A
spawn may bc as large as ones fist or as
small rs a pea hundreds Of them are
not distinguished by the eye or touch of
the ordinary horsemen The peculiar
gait or effectiveness uf motion in the
affected limb is the best guide as 10 their
existence. To illustrate tins, | have often
pronounced horses spawned that good
hors.mcn claimed w1rc iot, as thcy coul.i
not discover any enlargement, and have
fired them or used the golden blister,
and the animal would get sound.
1t Is often the case that small spavins
produce the most lamcncss \ large tn-
NOR III some parts OF the body, IA for in
stance 4 iibrous tumor weighing two
pounds ON a horses elbow, may cause
little Inconvenience, while very small
one III the BRAN creates terrible havoc
with the individual So unfortunate as To
develop one. The same holds good with
spavlns; Il large one may not lame the
horse at all, because 1t Is not III n posi-
uOn to interfere with action, while II very
small bony eXcrcsccmcc thnt impinges ON
"A sensitive part will cause great pain,
and the lameness ~ SIMPLY the express
sion OF the suffering experienced
If n SPAWN can be seen or felt, it is
easy to attribute lamencss ia that limb to
disease Of the hook but II horse may
have n SPAWN and not favor it. and yet be
lame elsewhere Hence it is only by the
peculiarity Of defective action that We
can determine the seat of lameness
Spawned horses, as n rule, are lamcr at
starting than after going quarter of n
mile. They are worse after a hard drive
followed 10y short rest The stride of
the affected limb is shorter, and there is Il
sort Of hop with this limb III action, and
instead Of the animal trotting square, or
as IN hlp lameness, putting the lame foot
out From the body, he carries the leg
from hook to foot more under the centre
of the body than he does the sound one.
When he stands still after using the leg.
lac AT iiIst, If much lame. usually rests it
by licking the hook and ictlock, mud rest
ing upon the toe the foot being even with
its fellow, or more forward and well un-
der the central line of the body. The
toe Of the shoe is often more worn than
ITS mate. and in motion the heck is very
mpelortlv ilexod, and if IT is anchyloscd,
1t II carried without being bent. Some
times We ran discover heat at the seat of
pain.
lu the treatment, great stress should
be laid on the fact that no matter how
large or small the bony growth may be,
it will not 10 removed 10y treatment.
Never attempt to get rid If the "bmch," "
because failure is sure every hmN. What |
we aim at is soundness Of action. All |