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away the born coinineuces. And on the effectual performance of 

 this all depends. 



." If tlie disease is in the first stage, i e., if there is merely an 

 erosion and ulceration of the cuticle and flesh in the cleft above 

 the walls of the hoof, no paring is necessary. Bat if ulceration 

 ha^ established itself between the hoof and the fleshy sole, the 

 ulcerated parts, be they more or less extensive, must he en- 

 tirely dentukd of their horny covering, cost what it may of time and 

 care. It is'better not to wound the sole so as to cause it to bleed 

 freely, as the running blood will wash off the subsequent appli- 

 cations ; but no fear of wounding the sole must prevent a full 

 compliance with the rule above laid down. At worst, the blood 

 can soon be staunched, however freely it flows, by a few touches 

 of a caustic, say butter of antimony. 



" If the foot is in the third stage — a mass of rottenness and 

 filled with maggots — the maggots should first be killed by 

 spirits of turpentine, or a solution of corrosive sublimate or 

 other equally efficient application. It can be most conveniently 

 used from a bottle having a quill through the cork. By con- 

 tinuing to rejpciove the dead maggots with a stick, and to expose 

 and kill the deeper lodged ones, all can be extirpated. Every 

 particle of loose horn should then be removed, though it take 

 the entire hoof; and it frequent!}^ does take the entire hoof at 

 an advanced stage of the disease. The foot should be cleansed, 

 if necessary, with a solution of chloride of lime, in the- propor- 

 tion of a pound of chloride to a gallon of Avater.* If this is 



♦ Mr. Youatt recommends this, and says it "will remove the fetor and 

 tendency to sloughing and mortification which are the too frequent attend- 

 ants on foot rot." I never yet saw mortification (gangrene) of the foot 

 result from this disease. Mr. Youatf s directions as to treatment are far 

 more satisfactory than are his statements of the causes and symptoms of 

 •his malady. 



