VETERINARY QUERIES.
[Answered by a duly qualified Veterinary Surgeon. Queries" must be received by JiOJJDAY. night to cnsuie reply m the succeeding i6sue.]
A 35 Years Subscriber, Roxburgh — Pufty . swellings such as you mention on the leg of your mare are generally the result | of over-exeition, or thsv m>ay be caused by a strain of the tendons. Since blistering had no beneficial effect you might try tight bandages applied twice a day, say for two hours at ? time. When onco the mare gets accustomed to tne pressure , allow th© bandage to remain on all day. Wet the bandage frequently with cold water and see that it is always kept tight i It is imperative to give the mare absolute rest during the treatment. Subscriber, Wendon Valley.— lf you make a close and accurate examination of the hock loint of your horse, nrobably you will find , a bone spavip. It may be visible or may be incipient. If you find the bone spavin ( give the horse rest and apply a b'lstei, • repeating if necessary aftei a foitmglu has elapsed.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2879, 19 May 1909, Page 51
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178VETERINARY QUERIES. Otago Witness, Issue 2879, 19 May 1909, Page 51
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