INJURIES TO, AND DISEASES OF, THE FEET 

 OF THE COW, SHEEP, DOG, AND PIG. 



THE COW. 



202. The Foot of the Cow, like that of the horse, is made up of 

 sensitive and non-sensitive tissue ; but, unHke the horse, the foot is 

 " cloven," i.e., divided into two sections or toes, each containing 

 three bones, thus showing six small bones in the foot, instead of three 

 as in the horse. The non-sensitive or horny part is secreted and 

 attached to the sensitive structures, similarly to that of the horse, 

 only the laminae and villi are much finer. The foot of the cow at the 

 heel is deeper, more upright, stronger, and broader at the sole than 

 the foot of the horse, while the claws are pointed and twist slightly 

 towards each other. The Wall is convex on the outer part, and at 

 the toe makes a very acute and strong turn inwards, and runs back 

 in wavy lines on the inner aspect of the claw, where it is met by the 

 portion winding round the heel, to which it is united by a section of 

 horn springing up from the sole — this is well defined in the foot of the 

 sheep. The Horny Sole is flatter and smoother than in that of the 

 horse, and is partially overlapped at the heels by the wall. Unlike 

 the horse, the cow has no Frog. 



203. The cow is not nearly so subject to disease of or injury to the 

 foot as the horse. Great lameness is, however, often induced by 

 foreign bodies, such as pieces of iron, slate, stone, wood, &c., getting 

 between the digits, and nails, wire, and sharp bodies are frequently 

 found in the sole of the foot. Therefore, in all cases of lameness the 

 foot should be carefully washed, and the sole scraped and examined, 

 and if foreign bodies are met with they must be removed, and the foot 

 put into a cold water and bran poultice for a day or two, keeping the 

 poultice moist by dashing cold water over it three or four times a day. 



204. Foul in the Foot is the most common foot affection with the 

 cow, and consists of an irritative inflammation and ulceration between 



