DISEASES AFFECTING FEET 



and pressure bandage. In every instance the layman should 

 get the smith to pare away every bit of under-run horn. The 

 Hniments below will be found very useful for keeping the disease 

 in check. 



Recipe. — Lead nitrate, 2 drachms ; oxide of zinc, 2 ounces ; 

 water, add 8 ounces ; mix, and apply to the diseased horn daily. 



Working upon a brickfield or clay soil has been recom- 

 mended. It is an excellent procedure to wash the feet daily in 

 some fluid, such as a solution of creolin or carbolic acid (1-80). 

 In addition to the use of the liniment or powder, pressure 

 must be put on the sole and frog. Have a shoe made with a 

 sliding iron covering, so that a thick pad of tow can be inter- 

 posed. 



INTERFERING OR BRUSHING. 



The foregoing are different names given to indicate an 

 injury of the fetlock, either of the fore or hind limbs, but pro- 

 duced through striking the fetlock with the opposite foot. 



Causes. — Shoes being too wide ; clinches improperly fast- 

 ened down ; toes turned in ; weakness and faulty action ; leg 

 weariness, etc. The part which brushes is the anterior portion 

 of the quarter. 



Treatment. — Try and find the cause. The striking part 

 can be detected by applying a wet pipeclay bandage, so that an 

 imprint is left upon the former. A three-quarter shoe may do 

 good. A leather boot is a useful preventive. 



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