WOUNDS IS THE FEET FROM NAI£S^&C. gB9 



Treatment wheii the Joint of the Foot is penetrated. 



itopphrg iii' an- iroil ladle, then dip it in small 

 pledgets of tbw, and apply theiii o\/er the dress- 

 ings, fasten dry hnrds over the whole, and secure 

 the dressihg by putting a couple of splints across 

 to fasten them. By strict attehtibri to the appli- 

 cation of the above remedies, a cure may be perr 

 formed in all wounds of the feet, proceeding from 

 pricxks in shoeing, or from gravel, stubs, thorns, 

 nails, &c. Should this method of treatment provfe 

 tinsuccessful, and the horse still cohtinue laine, 

 tlife HT)uhd must be immediately laid open to thfe 

 bottom with a proper drawing knife, and the mat- 

 ter discharged, which in general is thin, blood}% 

 and offensive. If any nail should penetrate the 

 jbint of the foot, so as to endanger the cartilage 

 that surrounds the joint, and cause a discharge of 

 syndvia, or joint-oil, it will prove extremely diffi- 

 cult to cure. In cases of this kind no time should 

 b^ lost, the horse must be treated in the same 

 manner as directed in Chapter XXXIV. p. 19 1, 

 on humours ooxing from the joints. 



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