FS/2/2/2/2/2 – Selected papers from veterinary case notes relating to Joint Diseases

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5/1^st R.A

Case 30, No 23

[Annotated ‘Lameness’]

1883

Augt 13^th

Sprain to sesamoid[sic] sheath of off hind limb. Extreme lameness and pain. Foment and give Aloes ℨV  – Place in slings

[August] 15

Physic acting – The animal is in great pain – high heeled shoe

[August] 24

Placed in slings – suffering acutely – hot fomentations

Sept 1st

Still in great pain – There must be some very severe injury to this sheath – continue treatment – Removed from slings being badly chafed

Sept 20^th

Not a big better and an abcess[sic] has formed at the fetlock, discharging a little thin pus. Fomentations is the only thing which gives relief the animal is losing flesh and considering the length of time he has been ill it is a wonder he has not died of irritative fever

Oct 10^th

The animal do not make the least improvement he is constantly holding the limb in the air. The sheath is tense, thickened, hot, painful and another abcess[sic] has formed on the outside of the fetlock, also discharging a little thin pus & synovia.

[October] 23^rd

I cannot make out the case, it is wonderful that an animal should for so many weeks suffer such acute pain with no sign of abatement, I believe the sesamoid sheath is ruptured and I will try the counter irritating effect of a blister – Put back in slings and blister the part. The suffering is telling

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upon the poor animal who is daily loosing flesh though on full feed, if he were not a young horse I would certainly apply for his destruction.

26^th

The blister has acted as yet with no good effect

28^th

Still as painful as ever, the limb is held up all day

Nov 20^th

I think there is a little improvement, he bears more weight on it and is looking better.

The brush[?] is enormously distended, tense & painful – He has been now in slings a month

[November] 27

Continues to improve

Decr 24^th

An abcess[sic] which does not communicate with the brush has formed and burst on the external Surface of the bursa or is about the size of a Rupee. Dress all with dry bran. Stands much better. I am not likely to remain in charge much longer or I would certainly fine the joint as soon as this abcess[sic] has healed.

[Handwriting changes]

1884, 28 Jan

When I saw this animal to day he was going sound. The sheath fetlock is much enlarged but the [iron] should put him right. He is quite fat & plump now.

May 1

saw him again to day, not lame but has small abscess forming occasionally[?] around the pastern. Crow has fired him again & he still remains sound.

[Transcription by Claudia Watts, KCL History, April 2019]