The Ailments of Horses, 31 



appearing under appropriate treatment. 

 If a foreign body is the cause, then the 

 first thing is to remove it. Examine the 

 eye very carefully. In one form of 

 influenza the eyes are affected. 



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Farcy. See Grianders. 



Feet, inflammation of. — A very com- 

 mon affection, popularly known as " fever 

 in the feet," " founder," and " laminitis." 



It is a disease more prevalent amongst 

 the lighter breeds of horses, probably 

 because the degree of concussion is 

 greater ; though be it understood that 

 heavy draught-horses are not uncommonly 

 afi'ected with it. 



One attack predisposes to others, repe- 

 titions of which are readily observed by 

 reference to the feet, the wall of the 

 hoof-horn becoming arranged in an 

 irregular, ringed manner, whilst the sole 

 assumes a flattened form. 



The congestion of the feet often leads 

 to a separation of the '' sensitive " 

 structures on the pedal-bone, from the 

 " insensitive " laminae on the inner side 

 of the hoof-wall. This allow^s the coffin- 

 bone to descend ; therefore it occasionally 

 happens that the point of bone projects 

 through the sole at the toe. The term 

 " dropped sole " is applied to this part 

 when it has taken on the flattened 

 condition — usually the outcome of foot- 

 founder. 



Causes. — Concussion ; exposure to 

 damp or cold ; change of inflammation or 



