45^ CLINICAL, VETERINARY IMEDICINE AND SURGERY. 



position by splints. When resting the foot was no longer advanced, 

 and at a walk the animal appeared sound. Left hospital November 

 24th. 



160. A seven-year-old mare, left in hospital November 28th, 1897, 

 suffering from suppurating corn in the inner heel of the off fore-foot. 

 Had been unsuccessfully treated by caustic injections. When standing 

 the injured foot was rested on the toe. At a walk lameness was severe. 

 The inner heel had been thinned, and was very sensitive. At the point 

 of reliection of the bar a sinus had opened, and discharged considerable 

 quantities of watery pus. The inner half of the coronet was swollen 

 and painful. 



Treatment. — Disinfection of the foot ; thinning of the sole and bar ; 

 antiseptic baths ; moist dressing. 



Next day the patient was cast, and the right fore-limb tixed to the 

 corresponding hind. The sinus, an inch in depth, was washed and laid 

 open. A double elliptical-shaped incision revealed a large mass of 

 necrotic tissue, formed bv part of the plantar cushion and of the lateral 

 cartilage, extending to the retrorsal process. This was removed with 

 the knife, and the base of the wound, that is the base of the cartilage 

 and of the retrosal process curetted. The wound was irrigated with 

 sublimate solution, dusted with iodoform, plugged with gauze, and 

 covered with a cotton-wool dressing. In the evening there was some 

 darting pain ; temperature 387° C. 



Next day the foot was rested on the toe. There was still a little 

 darting pain; temperature 38-5° C. During the next three days more 

 weight was placed on the foot. 



On the 4th December the wound was examined. It contained very 

 little pus. After cleansing, a dry point was detected near the bottom 

 and was touched with tincture of iodine. A calomel dressing was 

 used. 



On the nth the dressing was removed. The wound showed a little 

 discharge, but was granulating throughout. Pressure on the coronet 

 still produced pain. A bar shoe and tow dressing were applied. 



On the 17th the animal no longer walked lame. Left hospital on 

 the 23rd. 



161. A fourteen-year-old entire horse, left in hospital May igth, 

 i8g8, suffering from suppurating corn in the inner heel of the off fore- 

 foot. Had been operated on three weeks before. The operative 

 wound had become sinuous. Lameness was intense, and the animal 

 had to be carted to Alfort. 



The off fore-foot was rested on the toe, and continually lifted- 

 in consequence of lancinating pain. The coronet was swollen and 

 painful over the inner heel and posterior portion of the quarter. The 

 sinus and the plantar surface discharged greyish blood-streaked pus. 



Treatment. — The inner heel was thinned ; the foot disinfected and 

 enveloped in large compresses of peat wool saturated with 3 per cent, 

 carbolic solution. 



Operation was performed on the 21st The animal was cast on the 



