DISEASES OF THE FEET. 



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PUNCTURED WOUNDS OF THE FEET. 



Punctured wounds of the feet by nails are very common. 

 They are sometimes hard to find, and if puncture is suspected a 

 careful and thorough examination should be made. If the navi- 

 cular joint be penetrated, serious consequences follow. If the 

 nail punctures the fatty frog- and goes deeply into the foot in 



Fig. 71 — Puncture of Navicular Joint. 



that region it does not constitute a serious trouble. The diag- 

 nostic symptoms are nursing of the foot and a knuckling of 

 the fetlock during progression. 



Treatment. — Keep the animal perfectly quiet and open the 

 puncture with the knife to its bottom. Saturate a piece of cot- 

 ton large enough to fill the cavity with equal parts of iodine, 

 turpentine, and carbolic acid. Dress twice a day. If the animal 

 is kept quiet, and this method of treatment employed, suppura- 

 tion will seldom take place, and the animal will be ready for 

 work in a few days. 



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