The Vet. Book 



Fluke Disease {see Liver rot) 



Foot Punctured 



The horse commonly suffers from this injury, 

 which may be due to a picked up nail, or to one 

 which has been falsely driven by the shoeing- 

 smith. In the latter case, in order to prove 

 damage, the proprietor must show proof of negli- 

 gence, but when horses are troublesome to shoe, 

 the fault may not be attributable to the smith. 



Lock-jaw frequently follows injury to the feet; 

 therefore it is advisable to have professional aid. 



Too much attention cannot be paid to injuries 

 of this nature, and one of the commonest sequels 

 to such is quittor. The shoe should be removed, 

 the seat of the injury well-pared out, and a hot 

 linseed and bran poultice applied night and 

 morning, and the foot bathed with some antiseptic 

 solution. 



FOOT-ROT AND FoUL 



Foot-rot is a disease affecting the feet of sheep ; 

 and foul, an allied condition, frequently observed 

 in the feet of cattle. 



It is exceedingly common amongst sheep 

 pastured on low-lying ground, more especially in 

 wet weather, and once it makes its appearance, it 

 is a constant source of trouble. 



There is a contagious form of it, which causes 



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