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THE STOCK OWNEK S ADVISER. 



CALKS AND TREADS. 



Injuries of this kind are connnun, especially cUiriner the win- 

 ter, when shoes with sharp heels and toes are nsed. 



Treatment. — Remove the shoe and apply a poultice. Apply 

 zinc sulphate, drachms six; lead acetate, ounce one; water, one 



pint, three times a day to 

 the wound. If there is 

 hemorrhage following the 

 accident, it may be ar- 

 rested Ly pressure around 

 the fetlock, which should 

 be allowed to remain for 

 some time. 



PRICKING. 



Pricking a horse when 

 shoeing him consists in 

 driving the nail into the 

 sensitive structures in- 

 stead of through the in- 

 sensitive homy wall of 

 the hoof. Many cases of pricks are caused by drawn nails. 

 The smith drives the nail into the sensitive part of the foot, 

 draws it out, and drives it again. The result is great lame- 

 ness in a day or two. If the nail had been withdrawn and the 

 animal kept quiet for a day or two, there would not be any 

 bad results. Lameness often occurs from the shoulder of the 

 nail pressing upon the sensitive lamina, in consequence of the 

 nail having been driven too close. In such cases the lameness 

 does not come on for a week or so. Pricks usually manifest 

 themselves shortly after the animal has been shod. The first 

 step in the treatment is to pare down to the bottom of the punc- 

 ture and allow the pus to escape. Apply poultices to allay the 

 irritation. Dress the wound with equal parts of iodine, tui*pen- 

 tine, and carbolic acid. 



Fig. 70— Calk. 



