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External and 



Disease andlprobable 



PEET (inside 



iContd.) 



LAMINITIS, or FEVER OF 

 THE FEET, from severe 

 work, wet feet, and want 

 of exercise ; or following 

 inflammation of the chest 

 {see COLIC). 



CHRONIC LAMINITIS, 



from acute attack not 

 being properly treated. 



Symptoms. 



PEET (outer 

 diseases). 

 SLOUGHING 

 consequence 

 laminitis. 



or visible 



FOOT, the 

 of very bad 



SEEDY TOE, often foUows 

 laminitis. 



PUMICED FEET, from 

 laminitis, or natural defect. 



GANDCRACK, from brittle- 

 ness of hoof and hard trot- 

 ting or concussion. 



CONTRACTION, from bad 

 shoeing cutting away bars 

 on sole, or natural defor- 

 mitv. 



Usually in fore-feet only. 

 Hoof and foot hot ; fever- 

 ish symptoms ; fore-legs 

 stuck out, resting on heels. 

 Constant shifting of feet. 

 If pushed back, horse 

 winces, elevates toe, and 

 throws weight on heels. 



Steps very short, with knee 

 straight. Foot affected, 

 has hoof sunk in, and ir- 

 regular but close rings of 

 horn, and sole flat. 



The coffin (inner foot) bone 

 is seen projecting through 

 the sole or hoot sloughs 

 off. 



On removing shoe, a crack is 

 seen between hoof and sole, 

 often filled with soft bad 

 horn. 



Sole is flat, or even convex^ 

 instead of concave. 



A crack down the hoof, 

 ally on inner side, 

 quite sudden. 



usu- 

 and 



Foot too oblong, and heels 

 closed together. A hollow 

 at quarters (».e., side of 

 hoof) is a very bad symii- 

 tom. 



