270 DISEASES OF HORSES AND CATTLE. 



putting strips of tin between it and the shoe. 

 Whatever medicine is used, it takes a long time to 

 cure it, but most cases can be remedied if the 

 treatment is continued and well done. 



Punctures to the Sole of the Feet by Nails. — A 

 horse may step on a nail and it may pierce any part 

 of the sole, but usually it is found to have entered 

 the cleft of the frog. The danger of a nail pene- 

 trating the foot is the depth it penetrates and the 

 structures it injures. Thus a nail enters the cleft 

 of the frog midway between the toe and the heel, 

 and if it should penetrate deep it would likely 

 wound the coffin joint, causing a severe lameness, 

 and sometimes the death of the animal. I have 

 seen several cases of this kind. 



Treatment: Remove the nail as soon as possi- 

 ble. Clean the foot and put on a bran poultice to 

 assist in keeping down the inflammation, and con- 

 tinue this for three days. Pare away a little of the 

 sole, as it is likely matter will form. This being 

 done pour on a little diluted carbolic acid, a tea- 

 spoonful to four ounces of water; dress it once a 

 day and keep it clean by putting on a dry bag. The 

 horse should not be put to work until it is over its 

 lameness. The sole is sometimes punctured by 

 some sharp substance. If the animal is lame the 

 shoe should be removed and the sole cleaned and 

 pared out a little and the puncture found. Pare 

 away a little of the sole at the puncture, just suffi- 

 cient to allow the matter to escape. By cutting 

 out a piece of the sole the sensitive sole will pro- 

 trude and often become fungus. There is no need 



