DISEASES OF TUE EETLOCK, ANKLE, AND FOOT. 409 



fected in from two to tliree weeks; but wlieii two oi moiv tumors are 

 de\'eloi)ed at once, or if the formation of oiio tumor is nipidly suc- 

 ceeded by another for an indelinitc tina', the sullerings of the patient 

 are greatly increased, the case is more dilliodt to treat, and recovery 

 is moi*e sh)w and less certain. 



This form of (juittor is often lomplicatctl with the tendinous and 

 subhorny (juittors by an extension of the sloughing process. 



Treatment. — The first step in the treatment of an outbreak of (piit- 

 tor shoidd be the removal i»f all exciting causes. Crowding animals 

 into small corrals and stables, where injuries to the coronet are likely 

 to happen from trampling, esi)ecially among unl)i<»ki'u lange horses, 

 must be avoided as much as possible. 



Watciing places accessible without ha\ing ti> wade through niiid 

 should be i)rovided. In towns, where the mud or dust is largely im- 

 pregnated with mineral ])roducts, it is not jjossible to adopt com- 

 plete preventive measures. Much can be done, however, by caieful 

 cleansing t)f the feet and legs as soon as the animal returns from 

 work. AVarni water should be used to remove the mud and dirt, 

 after which the parts aie to be thoroughly dried with soft cloths. 



The means which are to be adopted for the cure of cutaneous quit- 

 tor vary with the stage of the disease at the time the case is pre- 

 sented for treatment. If the case is seen early — that is, before any 

 of the signs of suppuration have develoi)ed — the atfected foot is to be 

 placed under a constant stream of cold water, with the object of 

 arre4>ting a further extension of the inflammatory process. To ac- 

 complish this, put the patient in slings in a narrow .stall having a 

 slat or open floor. Bandage the foot and leg to the knee or hock, iis 

 the case may be, with flannel bandages loo.sely aj)plied. Set a tub 

 or barrel filled with cold water above the patient, and by the use 

 of a small rubber hose of suflicient length make a siphon which will 

 carry the water from the bottom of the tub to the leg at the top 

 of the bandage. The stream of water should be <iuite small, and is 

 to be continued until the inflammation has entirely subsided or until 

 the presence of i>us can be detected in the tumor. When suppuration 

 has commenced, the pr<K'e«s should be aided by the use of warm 

 baths and poidtices of line.«?eed meal or boiled turnips. If the tumor 

 is of ra|»i(l growth, accompanied with intense pain, relief is obtained 

 and sloughing largely limit<»d by a free incision of the partis. The 

 incision should be Aertical and deep into the tumor, can' being taken 

 not to divide the coronan* band entirely. If the tumor is large, 

 luore than one incision may be necessary. 



The foot .should now he placed in a wann bath for half an hour or 

 longer and then jioulticed. The hemoirhage produced by (he cutting 

 and encouraged by the warm bath is generally very copious and soon 

 gives relief to thr overtonsion of the j^arts 



