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fected, that they would be stretched out behind, 

 but in this way the animal would have to bear 

 its weight on the toes, which would augment its 

 suffering. When compelled to move, as soon as 

 its toes come in contact with the ground, it takes a 

 sort of jump forward, probably taking three or 

 four jumps before it stops. The animal does not 

 stand much when the hind feet are affected, and 

 seems to get relief as soon as it is in a recumbent 

 position. The relief is so great when the animal 

 gets off its feet that the pulse will often fall ten to 

 twenty beats per minute in the course of a quarter 

 of an hour. When all four feet are affected there 

 will be a combination of the foregoing. All the 

 feet will be found hot, and tender if struck gently 

 with the hammer. 



Treatment: Remove the shoes and clean all 

 mud and dirt from the feet. Then get two bags 

 made a little larger than the foot and long enough 

 to reach above the fetlock. Make up a pail of bran 

 with hot water, put about two inches of the mash 

 in the bottom of the bag and put it on the foot, then 

 fill in with bran as high as the fetlock joint and tie 

 it above the joint, also around below it to keep the 

 poultice well in place. Wet this several times dur- 

 ing the day and change it once daily, as if kept too 

 long on it will sour. The poultice should be kept 

 on the feet until all soreness has passed off. Give 

 from the beginning one ounce nitrate of potassium 

 in the drinking water or small bran mash three 

 times a day. Also give in bad cases twenty to 

 thirty drops tincture of aconite in a little water 



