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few nig"hts. A bar shoe is a very good one to put on, for it 



throws the weig"ht on the frog" and reUeves the heels and quarter. 



In case it is a festering corn remove the shoe and pare down into 



the corn until you strike the matter, allow it to escape, this will 



give him relief, then poultice as above mentioned and allow the 



animal to rest a few days, and when you are going to use him 



again shoe him with a bar shoe, and see that the shoes do not 



press on his heels and quarters, and if the soreness continues, 



blister around the aflFected quarter with the same blister that is 



used for chronic founder. The after treatment is to keep the 



animal shod regular and see that the shoes do not press too much 



on the heels. 



THRUSH IN THE FEET. 



This is a disease that affects the frog of the foot, and is 

 mostly seen in the hind feet, but often affects the front feet. 



Causes. — From standing in wet and filth, or anything that 

 will rot the frog. Heavy horses are more subject to this disease 

 than light horses. 



Symptoms. — They are very plain, the animal may be just a 

 little lame, but if he steps on anything very hard he will flinch, 

 and by examining the foot you will find that the centre of the frog 

 is eaten out by the disease, and there is a discharge that comes 

 from it which has a very bad smell. 



Treatment. — Keep him out of the wet and dirt, and keep the 

 stable very clean. Cut off the dead horn from around the frog 

 and wash out the diseased part of the frog with warm water and a 

 little soap, after it is cleaned well poultice with a hot poultice of 

 half linseed meal and bran for a few days until the foot is nice and 

 soft, after this clean the poultice out of the frog and dust in some 

 dry calomel about twice a week until it is better; another cheap 

 remedy is to pack the foot full ot common salt a couple of times a 

 week; another is to pour a few drops of butter of antimony into the 

 diseased foot once a week. Do this until all the discharge and 

 smell is gone from the frog, after that leave the frog alone until it 

 goes down itself. 



NAILS IN THE FEET (PUNCTURES). 



This is a very common thing, especially in large cities. This 

 is where a horse steps on a nail and it runs in to the bottom of his 

 foot. When a horse is lame always examine the bottom of the 

 foot to see that there is no nail or anything In it. 



