The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-09-13
Bone Spawn.

Most everybody knows that this is a
bony excrescence or hard swelling on
the inside of q horses hook. Although
we have, through these columns, often
stated that, generally, it is an incurable
ailment, so far at least as the removal
of the bony deposit is concerned, to-
gether with more or less stiffness Of the
joint, still the request comes for not
only sure and permanent cure, but
also for the entire removal Of the IN
slightly and characteristic bony pro
truberance.
SPAWN assumes various aspects and
possesses various virulence, from aslight
and easily durable" damage to an in
veterate blemish or incurable disease.
1t is induced by kicks, bruises, leaping.
overstraining, and rapid galloping. but
especially by the oyerworking Of a young
horse before its limbs have sufficient
strength, and by faulty and uneven shoe
ing. A spawn from kick or blow Is
usually a mere bruise on the bone,
or on the membrane which covers
it, and can easily be cured; q
spawn on the lowest part Of the
hook is of less consequence than one
between the small bones of the hook
joint; a spawn near the edge Of the
limb is not so bad, because it does not
SO much affect the bending of the hook.
as one towards the middle; and aspaYin
of any kind in colt or young horse i
less inveterate than SPAWN Of the same
kind in a fully matured horse, and very
much less 50 than one in a decidedly
old horse.
In the earlier stages of spawn, . do
gree of lameness is always induced
and this is sometimes so great as loren
der the animal apparently all butworth
less; but in the maturer stages, wher
the membrane of the bone becomes ac
commodated to the excrescenee, the
lameness decreases and often totally
disappears. A spawned horse is usually
quite able for slow work, and may not
only take part in most of the laboron
the farm, but derive benefit from tht
laborious but steady exercise Of hls
limbs. A farmer will generally pro
cure such an animal at comparatively
low price and may find him an excel,
lent bargain. The slow, regular ana
heavy action of the limbs in plow-dran
raises the absorbent system to vigorous
action and incites it to withdraw POT
ton of the bony matter which forms the
exerescenee, yet without either renew
ing the local irritation or inflammation
| and therefore achieves an important
alienation of the disorder.
The proper medical application los
any ordinary bone spawn is blister.
The hair covering the affected pan
should be cut close to the skin; blister
ing ointment ought, in the morning, %
be spread thickly over the part, anu u
the evening coat Of hogs lard NAV
be spread over this, and be repeater
once daily, until the seab which iorhs
after the blistering has peeled o..
which generally occurs within ten
twelve days. Ascend application may
then be made, and this is usually mOle
effective than the first, and, IN the easo
of colts or young horses, often complesss
the cure. In very bad cases 80 asnJ
as six or seven successive apPhesasa.sy,..,
OF blister may be necessary aAu
are not at all likely to aggrsEate aly
ease or occasion any other blenlsh, ".
on the other hand, viii generally eaea
q cure; vet, after the second time tnsy
must not be repeated with greater ~
pidity than at intervals OF fourteen y
even twenty-one days. a SPAWN wnlc 81
involves the joint surfaces Of the smSa
bones, and any ordinary spawn In 81 ~ yla
animal may be regarded as Ia .,, lSt.
BILE. Blistering, at all events, VIII nOs
subdue such cases, and either the usso s,
hot iron or some more powerful agg ~
than ordinary Spanish fY blister Z st ~
only probable remedy, but ougn1 ~
| be employed without full consideranor.
of risks, and may not unlikely desa IN
/ the IinI, or atleastgreatly aggraVs1s vi II
existing laneness. The safest InssIosn1
IN even the worst cases y TO give ll ~,
trial to blistering, and when TINS ls..,
to rest contented with whatever 49,
| Of amelioration can be obtained IN IA.
the slow and steady working OF the 'H
NAL. Prairie Farmer.