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quently leave the neck stiff so that the animals are 

 not able to eat off the ground. 



QUARTER CRACK.— See Sand Crack. 

 QUITTOR. — A name given to a fistulous open- 

 ing upon the heels and quarters of the coronary 

 band, and is caused by treads, pricks in shoeing, 

 bruises, and suppurating corns. Any injury which 

 will cause suppuration within the foot will usually 



cause matter to form at 

 the coronet, and may re- 

 sult in quittor. The dis- 

 ease is indicated by a 

 swelling upon the coronet 

 where the hair and hoof 

 meet, great lameness, and 

 a discharge of thin or 

 thick curdy pus. There 

 may be one or a number 

 of small openings leading 

 down into the sensitive 

 part of the foot. The 

 surrounding the 

 quittor swell and become 

 hard and take on an un- 

 healthy action and are 

 difficult to cure, and may be permanently diseased. 

 Clean the foot and put it into a bran poultice for 

 several days, then remove any horn that may be 

 pressing on the sore part. If it is at the heel re- 

 move the crust with a knife ; if it is in front of the 

 hoof rasp it thin. Then probe the opening at the 

 top to find the depth and direction. Put a grain 

 of bichloride of mercury into tissue paper and roll 

 it into a cone and press it down to the bottom of 

 the opening. Treat all the openings in the same 

 way. Put the foot into a bag to protect it from 



QUITTOR 



Fistulous wounds on any parts 

 part of the coronet are usu- 

 aUy the result of a tread or 

 bruise. If neglected serious 

 trouble may result. 



