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ish, amber-colored matter on the poultice. In bad cases the leg swells.- 

 sometimes to the body. Great heat is in the foot and leg, and pain is 

 shown if the foot is tapped. There will also be a hard, hot swelling in 

 the hollow of the pastern and around the heels, with great tenderness to 

 the touch. 



All these symptoms will be noticed to a greater or less extent, accord- 

 ing' to the amount of injury done. Cases in which the nail does not 

 wound the joint are usually simple. 



What to do. — When you have removed the shoe, and found where 

 the prick is, pare out the hole, and around it a little, to thin the hoof : 

 this Avill relieve the pressure when it begins to swell. Then turn in a 

 small quantity of solution of carbolic acid, one part of acid to twenty 

 of water, or use a little turpentine. Either will tend to prevent suppur- 

 ation. Then put the foot into a boot, or bag of linseed meal poultice. 

 Change it once a day and examine the wound each time, to see that any 

 matter that forms can escape. This is very important. 



If it is a mild case, it will get well soon and the 

 lameness disappear, when the horse can be shod and gc 

 to work. But if it is a bad case, and much matter 

 forms, it will extend under the hoof and spread. In 

 order to prevent this it is best to remove that part of 

 the hoof which has matter under it. The same rule 

 applies to the frog ; sometimes the matter works un- 

 der the entire fros:, and it has to come off, but a new 



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FOOT. one forms readily, 



showinff nail wound and A hot poulticc is bcst, cxccpt whcu there is an open 

 and how to pare it out. ^.^.^^^^ ^j^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ,^ ^^^j^ ^^^^^ instead. At cvcry dress- 

 ing apply the carbolic lotion, and poultice right over it. 



If proud flesh comes up, keep it down ^vith powdered blue vitriol, 

 applied once a day ; if it comes up suddenly, as large as your thumb, 

 you can cut it off with perfect safety. Then, when it stops bleeding, 

 dress it with the vitriol. As soon as there is no more matter, and the 

 lameness is nearly gone, leave off the poultice and dress it once a day 

 with pine tar. 



If the joint is opened, in addition to the treatment given above spread 

 over the injured part of the foot, and also in the hollow of the pastern, 

 Solid Extract of Belladonna, a piece as large as your little finger-nail, 

 once a day and let the poultice go on cold, right over it. Continue 

 /his as long as there is much lameness. If there is much fever, give 

 T^R'^t'ue of Aconite Root in ten-drop doses, in a table-spoonful of cole 

 orater every two hours until the horse is better. 



