190 THE DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 



Stimulants to affected parts ; turpentine and oil ; soap 

 liniment. Treat sloughs antiseptically. 



QUITTOR 



Is a sore or wound on the coronet connected with a 

 sinus (cavity) in the foot, the sinus running between the 

 sensitive parts and the horn. It is usually caused by the 

 large, awkward calkins of the hind shoe, but any neg- 

 lected wound of the coronet may cause it. It may also 

 be caused by an abscess within the foot ; also by a fes- 

 tered corn. 



The disease at first is insidious, being covered by the 

 hair. When the tumor points, the hair falls off and re- 

 veals the cause of the lameness. 



Fig. 68. Quittor before pus exudes Fig. 69. Quittor after exudation 



through coronet. through coronet. 



In severe cases of quittor the skin, tendons, cartilages, 

 and bones are more or less affected. When the bone be- 

 comes carious there is little hope of cure. A cure, even 

 in ordinary cases, requires two or three months. The 

 horse is usually lame even after the healing. This is 

 owing to change of structure. The cartilage becoming 

 bony and the coronet destroyed, often causes the disor- 

 der known as ' False Quarter/ Caries of either the car- 

 tilage or bone is preceded by ulcers having a greenish 

 discharge mixed with synovia (joint oil). 



Remedy. — Secure a free dependent opening. Remove 

 dead tissues or other irritants. Poultice. Inject corrosive 

 sublimate solution. Where cavities are numerous and dif- 



