412 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE 



suffers great pain and can scarcely put the foot to the ground. 

 If neglected it becomes very tedious and hard to treat. The 

 hind feet are more* often affected than the front ones. 



Causes. — It is the result of something becoming wedged 

 in between the trotters or toes, such as hard clay, manure or 

 a piece of stick, bone or any such like substance. It is more 

 often seen where cattle stand in a filthy place or have to walk 

 through a dirty, soft yard. 



Treatment. — As soon as noticed examine the foot and 

 remove any substance found between the trotter or toes. 

 Wash thoroughly with lukewarm water and soap, and apply 

 a good warm poultice of linseed meal. Poultice every night 

 and keep the animal in a nice dry place. After you take the 

 poultice off in the morning and before you put it on at night 

 give the foot a good dressing with the following: 



Carbolic Acid 1 dram or 1 teaspoonful. 



Water 1 pint 



Shake well together each time before using and apply as 

 mentioned. When applying get it worked in between the 

 trotters or toes as much as you can. Keep this treatment up 

 until better. In very bad cases this takes a long time, but 

 keep at it. Another very good wash to use in place of the 

 carbolic water is 



Creolin V* ounce or 2 dessertspoonfuls. 



Water 1 pint. 



Mix and use the same as carbolic water. If one remedy 

 should fail try the other. During treatment be sure and keep 

 the animal quiet and in a dry place, and feed well to keep the 

 strength up. 



4. Fistula. 



No matter what part of the foot is affected it is just the 

 same. It is caused by a bruise or by something running into 

 the foot and dirt getting up in the hole or by diseased bone. 



Symptoms. — There is lameness and a discharge from a 

 small hole which has no tendency to heal. If from a small 

 piece of diseased bone the discharge smells very bad. 



Treatment. — In all cases pare out the hoof or horn around 

 the sore spot, so as to allow whatever is in it to have a chance 

 to run out, then poultice until you draw out whatever is in 



