228 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



CLUB (PUMICED) FOOT. 

 Vhis is when the foot bone becomes separated from the 

 inside of the walls of the foot and drops down on the sole and frog 

 of the foot This disease is generally the result of acute founder 

 when it is allowed to run on too long. This disease spoils a horse 

 for road work, but he may be fixed up so he will work pretty well 

 on the farm at slow work by blistering him around the tops of the 

 hoofs, same as is done for chronic founder, and turn him out for 

 some time and shoe with a heavy shoe well corked up, and have it 

 well beveled out so it will not bear any weight on the sole of the 

 foot ; have the whole weight to come on the wall, also have the 

 shoes set regular about once a month. 



CORNS. 



Corns are generally found affecting the front feet, but may be 

 found in the hind feet, and are also more frequently found on the 

 inside heel of the front foot, but may be found in either or both 

 heels. 



Causes. — Horses with weak, flat heels are more subject to it, 

 and it is generally brought on from bad shoeing, and by the shoe 

 resting too heavy on the heel and bruising the horn between the 

 bar and quarter of the wall ; driving on hard roads has a tendency 

 to bring on corns ; steady driving will also cause them. 



Symptoms. — The horse is more or less lame in most cases, 

 and is more so just after he bruises it. When standing, 

 if it is in one foot, he will be noticed to point that foot out, if in 

 both feet, he will first point one out and then the other, changing 

 from one to the other every little while. The animal will go 

 pretty well on soft ground, but will be noticed to get lame as 

 soon as he strikes a hard piece of road. On raising the foot and 

 tapping or pressing on the aff'ected quarter, he will flinch. In 

 taking the shoe off and paring down the quarter there will be a 

 red spot in the corner of the sole. In case the corn becomes 

 bruised and festers, the symptoms will be more severe, he will 

 hold up the foot and in walking he will step long, and will step on 

 the toe, then hop on the other foot to get along. The affected 

 quarter will be hot and tender when pressed on, and if he does not 

 soon get relief it will fester and break out at the top of the hoof. 



Treatment. — in many cases of corns it is not necessary to lay 

 the animal off", but shoe him so the shoe will not press on the 

 heels and apply a poultice of hot linseed and bran to the foot for a 



