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the horse recovered the use of his foot entirely. The case 

 was that of a cart horse, and resulting from a neglected 

 thrush of long standing. I first used emollient and 

 cold poultices, which caused several fissures of the sole, 

 and, by softening the horn, enabled it to be removed 

 with ease. The fungoid growths were excessive, and 

 the discharge unusually offensive. I discontinued the 

 use of emollient poultices immediately the horn was 

 removed, and substituted for them a strong and tough 

 { sock,' made of stout bag material, armed with several 

 compresses of linen under the sole, soaked in a lotion 

 consisting of chloride of zinc, of the strength of two 

 scruples to the eight ounces of water for the first 

 three weeks, and increasing the amount to four scruples 

 during the last thirteen weeks, giving at the same time 

 liberal but not heating diet, and being exceedingly 

 careful that dry litter was always plentifully supplied 

 after the first two months. I dressed the sole twice a 

 week, and had the ' sock' well dried and warmed by the 

 fire previously to its application ; and on two or three 

 occasions to remove excessive fungoid excrescences, it 

 was necessary to use a strong caustic, which I deemed 

 preferable to the use of the knife ; but this should 

 never be made use of without the supervision of a 

 professional man. Subsequently healthy granulations, 

 succeeded by a secretion of firm horn, took place, and 

 a cure was effected. ^- 



The foot, however, was much altered in shape, but 

 continued perfectly sound during four years of severe 

 work. 



