LAMINITIS, OK FOUNDER 



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that did not entirely recover, without, so far as I could see, any 

 evidence of the sole dropping. But as few have the conveniences, 

 or know how to bleed, 

 it is very important to be 

 able to treat such cases 

 without bleeding. On this 

 account, I have added the 

 details from other leading 

 practitioners, and, as will 

 be seen, there is the best 

 of assurance of other treat- 

 ment being equally relia- 

 ble. In any event, should 

 the farmer or horse owner 

 find his horse foundered, 

 and no veterinary surgeon 

 available, he can at least 

 resort to the simplest meth- 

 ods, such as putting the 

 feet in a "tub of hot wa- 

 ter, in which is a lot of hay or straw ; bathing the forward 



parts thoroughly, as di- 

 rected by Dr. Meyer or 

 the country horse-doctor. 

 If there is much fever, 

 and the fever medicine or 

 aconite is available, give 

 that. Give all the water 

 the horse wants to drink, 

 which should have the 

 chill taken off ; open the 

 bowels by enemas and 

 back-raking ; give a lit- 

 tle saltpetre in the water ; 

 feed bran mashes and 

 boiled oats, in addition to 

 keeping the body com- 

 Fio. 746. Inferior view of bones shown in Fig. fortably clothed, etc., or 

 *45. Part to the right diseased. COVer the feet with poui- 



FIG. 745. Posterior sectional view of pedal 

 bone showing changed and weakened condition 

 from the effect of inflammation. 



