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Show -. ,. . BOG SPAVIN. 1 Answer to L. W. B. by H. J. F. Where young animals arc afTectca with bog spavin it often disappears as they grow older. However, this ' being a cold and wishing to relieve ...... 1 the condition it .is often overcome hi' applying a pressure bandage firmly firm-ly around the part and thus obliterating obliter-ating the sack in which the sinova is found. By applying this pressure over the part for a week or two the sinova remains in its proper plage and the enlargements arc overcome. . If this docs not overcome the con- . I dition we sometimes apply a blister to the part, swelling it scv-erely and in this way compelling the contents 1 of the enlargement to recede. The I final treatment is to asp-crate the part with a hypodermic syring and take out the sinovia. TJjcn injecting a solution' of carbolic acid mixed half-and-half with oil or tincture of iodine. io-dine. This usually overcomes the condition, leaving the animal well. This is a condition affecting animals ani-mals of a breed predisposed to such enlargements on the joints. It is considered nothing more than a blcm ish. It seldom injures the animal, only giving it an unsightly appearance. appear-ance. 1 |