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Treatment. — Remove the shoe and find the affected spot 

 by tapping on the sole with a hammer. If you do not think 

 it is festering poultice with a hot poultice of half linseed meal 

 and half bran. Change the poultice twice a day to keep it hot 

 until the soreness is all out. If you think it is festering pare 

 a small hole in through the sole to the festering part, to allow 

 the matter to escape, then poultice as above mentioned until 

 it is better. Each time, when changing the poultice, melt a 

 little green salve and drop it into the hole. 



12. Cuts of Any Kind. 



Refer to the treatment of wounds, Chapter XXI. 



13. False Quarter. 



Causes. — This is the result of a cut around the top of the 

 hoof which sometimes causes a false growth of horn (in the 

 form of a ridge) to grow down the hoof as it grows out. 



Treatment. — File the ridge down level with the wall of 

 the foot with a rasp occasionally. 



14. Quittor. 



This disease is sometimes called gravel. Properly speak- 

 ing it is a forty tion of matter between the sensitive and 

 insensitive portions, gradually working its way up until it 

 breaks out at the cornet, forming what might be termed a 

 fistula. 



Causes. — Pricks or punctures in the bottom of the foot, 

 separating corns or gravel working up into the foot may be 

 the cause. A neglected caulk or ordinary bruise may also 

 cause it. 



Symptoms. — Lameness, usually well marked, is the first 

 symptom. In the earlier stages a swelling forms at the top 

 of the hoof. This swelling breaks in the course of a few 

 days and, in the later stages of the disease, becomes a 

 running sore. A careful examination with a probe discloses 

 the fact that the fistula extends downward toward the bottom 

 of the foot. More than one fistula may be found in bad cases. 



Treatment. — A case of long standing, more especially if 

 the bone be affected, is very difficult to treat successfully. 

 In such cases very severe treatment is essential. Endeavor 

 to remove the cause, so far as it can be ascertained. Remove 

 the shoe and cut the wall and sole down immediately below 



