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effects of difficult parturition; also from metastatic inflammation, i.e. 

 inflammation shifting from one part to another, as from the mammary 

 gland to the feet. Unlike the horse, the patient is inclined to lie 

 continually, while there is great difficulty in getting it on to its feet, 

 when great pain is evinced, with but slight constitutional disturbance. 

 Treatment. — Cold water pouhices must be applied to the feet, and 

 the antiseptic fever medicine {see Appendix) given night and morning. 



207. Sore Feet. — This is occasionally seen where cows have been 

 driven long distances on a hard road — not so common now-a-days 

 as formerly. Treatment : Wash the feet with some antiseptic wash 

 {see Appendix), cover the damaged part with a small portion of tar, and 

 then turn the animal into a clean loose box, or good pasture. If great 

 lameness is present, with heat in the foot, poultice for a day or two 

 with cold water and bran. 



208. Interdigital Growths {Fibromata) are sometimes met with, 

 and are mostly seen in front, at the top, and between the digits. 

 When they get large they cause the claws to spread apart, and produce 

 lameness. Treatment. — The animal must be cast, and the tumour 

 cut out with a sharp knife, and the part dressed with antiseptic wool 

 and tar ointment {par. 794), kept in place with figure of 8 bandage 

 {par, 204.) 



209. Overgrown Hoofs.— Animals kept on soft litter — bulls in 

 particular — are subject to this. The walls of the hoof grow, turn 

 on to, and overlap the sole, while the toes get to great length. This 

 overgrowth rarely or ever causes lameness, yet interferes with the 

 walking of the animal. All that is required is to shorten the toes with 

 the Feet Shears {Plate LI., No. 2), then with a rope over a beam 

 pull up the foot, and with a shoeing knife dress off the overlapped wall 

 from the sole. 



THE SHEEP. 



210. The foot of the sheep in conformation is closely analogous to 

 that of the cow. 



211. Foot Troubles and Disease in Sheep. — Like cows, sheep 

 are subject to foreign bodies getting fixed between the digits, to stabs or 



