FOOT DISEASES. 



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Symptoms. Horse off his feed. Considerable excitement 

 and fever. Holding the foot off the ground, and very- 

 painful. A swelling soon shows itself at the coronet, and 

 in a few days breaks and discharges pus. After this the 

 horse will resume his feed, but w^iil not make very free 

 with his foot, which will be better to-day and worse the 

 next day, depending upon the discharge of pus from 

 the foot. 



Causes. A prick from a nail, a bruise on the sole, a 

 suppurating corn, or sometimes from a sand crack taking 

 on suppurative action. 



QUITTOR SYRINGE. 



Treatment. The great secret of the treatment of this dis- 

 ease, is to make a free opening from the bottom of the foot. 

 When this is done at once, you will be greatly surprised 

 to see the swelling go away as quickly as it made its 

 appearance, and if the swelling has broken, it will soon 

 cease to discharge when the opening is made from below, 

 or at the bottom of the foot. Having effected this purj^ose 

 of an opening, get a small syringe and inject into the 

 opening above, if there be any, and if not from the opening 

 below, a mixture of the sulphate of zinc, two ounces ; rain 

 water, eight ounces, once in the day. If the shoe has been 

 taken off for the purpose of making the opening, have it 

 put on again so as to hold some soft stopping in the sole to 



