330 THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



BRUISE OF THE SENSITIVE SOLE. 



Bruises of the sensitive sole may occur in many ways, as 

 by stepping on a stone or other hard substance, while 

 travelling rapidly, or may be caused by a shoe upon a 

 naturally thin sole, or a sole that has been cut down too 

 much. It may also be caused by pressure upon it by the 

 OS pedis in the condition known as pumiced foot, etc. 



Si/mptoms. — There is usually considerable lameness mani- 

 fested by the animal. On examination, an undue amount 

 of heat is found to be present, and on tapping or pinching 

 the parts the animal flinches. There may also be more or 

 less extravasation of blood. The shoe should be removed, 

 as a better examination can then be made. In some cases it 

 might almost be mistaken for a case of navicular disease. 

 Sometimes the animal evinces only a little tenderness 

 during progression, no well marked lameness being pre- 

 sent. 



Treatment. — Remove the shoes, and apply a poultice, after 

 thinning the horny sole to a certain extent ; the poultice may 

 consist of linseed-meal, bran, turnips, etc., or a mixture of 

 any two or all of them. Fomentations and cold applications 

 will be of considerable use in allaying the irritation. Keep 

 the feet moist for a day or two, and give the animal rest, 

 and, as a rule, he quickly recovers. 



SEEDY-TOE. 



The term ' seedy-toe ' has been applied to a peculiar con- 

 dition of the horn of the toe, which, in consequence of 

 having undergone some degenerative process, is rendered 

 soft and crumbling. In many cases the horn can be readily 

 broken down with the thumb and fingers. A small or 

 a large portion of the horn may be aflected. This con- 

 dition may gradually spread, and exist for a long time 



