HUNTERS 



frog, followed by suppuration and a most 

 offensive odour. When the stable floor is 

 uneven, or the drainage bad, this trouble- 

 some complaint is likely to exist. Clean- 

 liness is one of the first essentials in treatment, 

 and the removal of the cause of primary im- 

 portance. The cleft of the frog having been 

 cleansed with some antiseptic solution, the 

 next step is to dress it with a solution of 

 chloride of zinc in methylated spirit, twenty 

 grains of the former being dissolved in two 

 ounces of the latter. Soak a pledget of tow 

 in the dressing and pack the cleft of the frog 

 with it. Another useful powder for the same 

 purpose is, one ounce of powdered boracic 

 acid and half a drachm each of powdered 

 iodoform and of calomel, to be well mixed 

 together and applied in a similar manner. 



FALSE-QUARTER 



This abnormal condition of the hoof-wall 

 manifests itself in the form of a depression or 

 furrow, extending in a vertical direction from 

 above to below. It is the outcome of imperfect 



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