Veterinary surgery / [John Hinds].

  • Badcock, John, active 1816-1830
Date:
1829
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Credit: Veterinary surgery / [John Hinds]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    accurate expression for this particular ailment, but certainly not for the twisted sprain, 1. Sprain of the Shoulder, Horses that are weak before and low loofed, with an unsteady tread, are most liable to contract this disorder; which consists in a twist or sprain of the strong muscles that attach the shoulder to the body. There being no socket for the shoulder- blade to rest in, as is the case with most other animals, the horse is very liable to incur this dis- aster in a petty degree, whenever his progression is accelerated to the utmost of his powers; but we must guard ourselves against placing entire reliance upon the hastily-delivered opinions of empyrics, who boldly pronounce when they hope to deceive, and expect belief from the credulous. Cause.—Much the same as those which occasion concussion, blows, and numbness of the foot, with their consequences, which we consent to call strain of the coffin-joint,” without the most distant possibility of knowing whether this misfortune ever has happened. Mffien the horse is subjected to any rude accident, as a kick, or his load becoming dis¬ ordered, or being thrown down, or slipping on pavement, ice, &c., or treading on a loose stone, he is very likely to incur strain of the muscles of the shoulder. See conformation of the shoulder, in chap. i. page 40. Symptoms,—Decided by swelling upon the chest, or at the top of the shoulder; but we think it