The Vet. Book 



Concretions in the Intestines 



Concretions in the intestines of the horse are by 

 no means uncommon. 



They vary in their size, shape, and number, 

 but the most dangerous are those about the size 

 of a cricket-ball, as these are apt to wander and 

 completely block up some narrow portion of the 

 gut, more especially the floating colon and the 

 rectum. Large concretions may attain the size of 

 a cannon-ball, and enormous numbers have been 

 removed from horses, the smaller ones being 

 frequently passed per anus. A concretion has 

 usually a foreign body for a nucleus, and growth 

 is by accretion. They are frequent causes of 

 colic and enteritis. 



Contracted Feet - 



The contraction of the foot or feet is not a 

 diseased condition of itself, but symptomatic of 

 such, and leads to undesirable consequences. 

 Directly the full functions of the foot are removed 

 the hoof begins to shrink (or contract), more 

 especially towards the heels, and contracted feet 

 are regarded by veterinary surgeons as constitut- 

 ing unsoundness. 



Lameness soon leads to contraction, and so does 

 the removal of frog pressure ; hence the reason 

 why the smith should never pare the frog. 



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