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Symptoms. The indications are lameness, heat in the part, 

 and on tapping or pinching the parts the animal flinches, etc. 



Treatment. "Remove the shoe, pare down tin- sole to a certain 

 extent, and apply a poultice of flaxseed meal for two days. Ap- 

 plications of hot or cold water will be useful in allaying any swel- 

 ling or irritation. 



CORNS. 



A corn is a bruise of the sensitive sole in the angle of the heel. 

 Corns are of more frequent occurrence in the front feet, and are 

 nearly always found on the inner side. There are three kinds of 

 corns hard, soft, and suppurating. The latter is by far the 

 most serious, as pus is formed, and unless allowed to escape will 

 cause serious trouble. (See Fig. 50.) 



Causes. Improper shoeing is very often the cause of corns, 

 but horses running on the range may have corns. A bruise in 



the angle of the heel, from what- 

 ever cause, is liable to cause corns. 



Symptoms. The animal is 

 more or less lame, especially when 

 he is trotting. There is a certain 

 amount of heat over the parts. On 

 squeezing the foot with a pair of 

 forceps, or tapping the parts with 

 a light hammer, the animal will 

 evince pain. By paring out the 

 sole over the seat of the corn red- 

 ness may be seen, and if it is a suppurating corn matter will be 

 found .if cut nut deep enough. 

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