176 LAMENESS OF THE HORSE 



such that they are not desirable surgical eases and also because 

 some animals may be put in service before treatment is com- 

 pleted, the injection method is popular. 



The mode of treatment advocated by Joseph Hughes, M. R. 

 C. V. S., constitutes a very successful manner of handling quit- 

 tor and we can do no better than quote Dr. J. T. Seeley^ on his 

 manner of using this particular treatment. 





Fig. 37 — Hyperplasia of riglit fore foot, due to chronic quittor. 



Preparation. — First remove the shoe, have the foot pared 

 very thin and balanced as nicely as possible. IMoreover, all loose 

 fragments of horn must be detached and all crevices cleaned 

 thoroughly. 



Next, have the leg brushed and hair clipped from the knee 

 or hock to the foot and scrubbed with ethereal soap and warm 

 water, after which the foot must be scrubl^ed in like manner. 

 The foot is then placed in a bichlorid ])ath several hours daily, 



'Quitter and Its Treatment by the Hughes Method, J. T. Seeley, M. D. C, 

 Seattle, Washington, Chicago Veterinary College Quarterly Bulletin, Vol. 9, 

 page 27. 



