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 Curb, cause of 337 



treatment of. 339 



Sprain of the flexor pedis tendon of the hind leg 343 



- of the flexor raetacarpi tendon 344 



of the flexor metatarsi tendon ibid. 



of the flexor tendons (or clap of the hack sinews) 346 



Severe sprain, or " Broken Down" 350 



The treatment of sprain 353 



• of severe sprain 355 



Sprain of the suspensory hgament 357 



of the fetlock joint 359 



Tenotomy (division of the flexor tendonsj 362 



Lameness from laceration or rupture of muscular fibre 371 



Rupture of the flexor metatarsi 374 



of the gastrocnemius muscle ^ 375 



Shoulder lameness 381 



Stringhalt 384 



CLASS m. 



General observations on the diseases of the foot 389 



Laminitis (fever in the feet^ or acute founder) 390 



Acute laminitis 394 



sj'mptoms of. 395 



diagnosis of 398 



causes of .., 399 



metastasis of. 401 



terminations of. 403 



treatment of 408 



Sub-acute laminitis 418 



Pumice foot 424 



Frush (connmonly loiHtten " ThrusK'') 429 



pathology of 434 



treatment of 436 



Canker 441 



symptoms of. 443 



causes of 446 



pathology of. 447 



treatment of. 449 



Contraction (or hoof hound) 458 



causes of 460 



Pure and mixed contraction, difference between 465-6 



Prevention of contraction 467 



Treatment of contracted feet 469 



Sandcrack 473 



Toe sandcrack 476 



Treatment for sandcrack 478 



Corn 483 



cause of 484 



pathology of. 486 



treatment of. 488 



prevention of 491 



Seedy toe 492 



pathology of. 495 



treatment of. 497 



