942 DISEASES AND THEIR TKEATMENT. 



Accidents and injuries of the foot constitute the principal 

 bruises from stepping on stones, sharp bodies, treads, etc., besides 

 causes of lameness. It is liable to injury 

 from various causes, as occasionally partici- 

 pating in constitutional derangement ; but by 

 far the greatest amount of injury arises, 

 directly or indirectly, from shoeing. 



Sometimes, from carelessness, a nail pen- 

 etrates the sensitive part of the foot (usually 

 called the quick). Sometimes the nail itself 

 does not penetrate, but is driven so close as 

 to cause the wall, in its course, to press on 

 and bruise the quick, (something like Fig. 

 807,) giving rise to inflammation, and usually 

 terminating in suppuration. To illustrate, a 

 fine horse that had been lame for a number 

 of days was recently brought in from the 

 . Showing coun t r y b e examined by the veterinary 

 bones of the foot. 



surgeon here, who informed the Avriter that 



upon investigation, he found that the lameness was caused by 

 three nails being driven too near or into the quick. 



Serious trouble is also liable to be caused 

 by driving the nails deep and clinching 

 them tightly, as this will bend the nails 

 more or less inward upon the soft parts, 

 causing a binding, uncomfortable pressure 

 that produces a soreness, and sometimes 

 very serious inflammation. 



Symptoms. Lameness may appear in 

 a day or two, sometimes not for a week. 

 The foot is found to be hot and tender, 

 and the least tap with the hammer causes 

 pain; in moving, the animal sets the foot 

 down so as to throw the pressure off the FlG> 807< 



tender part, and when standing he will rest the foot. Sometimes, 

 the leg swells considerably ; the swelling is sometimes painful, 

 and is very apt to mislead the inexperienced. 



Treatment. Remove the shoe, and having with the hammer 

 or pincers discovered the faulty nail, thin the sole around it, and 



