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 feet, and keep wet with the same for several hours until the severe pain 

 has been relieved. Wet the cloths often, and continue for 2 or 3 days, 

 or longer if necessary. Give plenty of cold water to drink. The above 

 treatment should be adopted as soon as possible after the horse has 

 been attacked with founder. Let the horse have rest until he has fully 

 recovered. Give grass or mash(^ for 2 or 3 days and then give a good 

 and fair amount of feed. 



After the treatment recommended above, if there should still be ten- 

 derness, we would recommend the use of Kendall's Spavin Cure to 

 remove it, as directed for foot diseases. 



Although bleeding is quite strongly recommended by some yet I am 

 firmly of the opinion that the above plan, if properly carried out, will 

 be much more successful. 



CHRONIC FOUNDER in its worst form is not curable, but may be 

 palliated. The treatment should depend principally upon softening the 

 hoof by oiling well with castor oil and continuing to keep the hoof well 

 oiled on the bottom and sides up on to the skin. 



We would also recommend in shoeing to place a piece of sole leather 

 which will cover the whole of the bottom of the foot under the shoe 

 and drive the nails through the leather so as to hold it as long as the 

 shoe remains on, then pack oakum or cotton batting saturated with tar 

 under the leather so as to soften up the bottom of the hoof. This works 

 admirably in many cases. 



Some pare the soles of the feet and then allow them to stand in about 

 six inches of sawdust wet a little every morning for two or three weeks. 

 This is also a good plan to follow when horses are recovering from 

 acute founder. 



The treatment most likely to effect a permanent cure is that recom- 

 mended for foot diseases, which see. 



FRACTURE. The term fracture is here used to signify a broken bone. 

 A fracture is termed simple when the bone only is divided ; compound^ 

 when in addition there is an external wound of the integuments com- 

 municating with it; comminuted when the bone is broken or crushed 

 into several pieces. 



The simple fracture, is the only variety that calls for much notice, in 

 view of the fact that it is usually of but little use to attempt to treat 

 either of the other two varieties. 



Many cases of simple fracture may be successfully treated so that the 

 horse will be useful for many purposes, if not for driving. 



Symptoms. A broken bone is usually detected quite easily, especially 

 when it is a long bone of the leg, as the horse has not the power to move, 

 and also by the looseness of the leg. The horse is in great pain, excite- 

 ment, sweating &c. 



