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leave none of the crevices unattended to. If not taken 

 in hand in time, the disease may turn to canker, which 

 is a most difficult thing to cure. 



QUITTOR is one of the most painful things, and does 

 not lend itself to amateurish treatment. It is the result 

 of an injury to the hoof, the suppurating matter from 

 which, in its efforts to escape, makes its way towards 

 the coronet, or even the heels, forming one or more 

 sinuses, or channels. A neglected corn will often result 

 in quittor. The first care should be to discourage the 

 exit at the coronet by paring the sole well down, so as 

 to give a free outlet for the discharge. This should be 

 encouraged to descend by means of bran poultices, after 

 which the treatment is usually surgical ; but good results 

 mav follow the probing of the sore once a day with some 

 cotton wool steeped in crude carbolic acid, until all 

 discharge has ceased. Professional aid, when obtain- 

 able, should always be sought. 



SAXD-CHACK.— The wall of the hoof is liable to 

 split, or crack, as the result cf faulty secretion of horn. 

 It usually occurs in the '■ inner quarter" of the fore hoofs 

 and the "front" cf the hind ones. When it penetrates 

 through the horn, and the split nips the sensitive struc- 

 tures, bleeding and great pain follows. The treatment 

 consists of rasping down the horn so as to relieve the 

 pressure. The foot should then be placed in a pail of 

 warm water for at least an hour, and immediately after- 



