312 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE 



Treatment. — Give a dose of physic consisting of 



Bitter Aloes 8 to 10 drams. 



Bicarbonate of Soda 1 teaspoonful. 



Ginger 1 teaspoonful. 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 10 drops. 



Mix in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench 

 If he is in high condition take four quarts of blood away from 

 him, then take off his shoes and place his front feet in a tub 

 and bathe them for two or three hours at a time with luke- 

 warm water — hot as you can bear your hand in it — two or 

 three times a day; after each bath rub dry and apply white 

 liniment around the feet and legs ; poultice the feet with hot 

 linseed meal and bran and leave the poultice on till you are 

 ready to bathe again. Repeat this treatment until the inflam- 

 mation is checked. Give plenty of cold water to drink — a 

 little at a time — and if he wants to eat give soft feed and the 

 following drench : 



Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre 1 teaspoonful. 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 10 drops. 



Water 1 pint. 



Mix and give as a drench three times a day, continuing 

 the drenches until he gets relief. Clothe the body well and 

 have the stall well bedded to induce him to lie down, as this 

 helps to relieve his feet. For after treatment blister with the 

 following and turn him out to pasture : 



Pulverized Cantharides or Spanish Fly V/ 2 drams. 



Lard or Vaseline 1 ounce 



Mix well and apply all of it around the tops of both the 



feet ; rub in well and grease three days after. 



9 Sore Feet (Chronic Founder). 



This is a soreness or a chronic inflammation of the feet. 



Causes. — It comes from hard work ; especially driving on 

 hard roads. Horses with small or flat feet are more subject 

 to this than other horses, but any are liable to it. Bad shoe- 

 ing, letting the shoe rest too much on the sole or standing on 

 a dry floor, the feet becoming dry, hard and contracted causes 

 chronic founder. 



Symptoms. — It generally affects the front feet. They 

 become hot, dry and very hard, and, in some cases, contracted 

 at the heels, caused from the fever and soreness in the foot. 

 He has a peculiar stumbling action, and tries to step on the 



