946 DISEASES AND THEIK TREATMENT. 



SEEDY TOE. 



This is the name given to a dry, mealy secretion of horn, 

 which is sometimes seen to take place between the horny and 

 sensitive sole at the toe. It is seldom seen in this country, owing 

 to clips being not much used. 



Causes- It is generally caused by large clips being ham- 

 mered firmly on the toe, bending in the hoof, and bruising the 

 part. 



Symptoms. Pain and lameness, with heat and tenderness, 

 on pressure at the toe. The horn is dry and mealy, and matter 

 is generally found at the bottom of it. 



In bad cases, horny processes are found pressing inward, pro- 

 ducing absorption of the coffin-bone, with a tendency for fungus 

 growths to shoot up, producing a very troublesome disease. 



Treatment. In a simple case, open it up, cut down to the 

 bottom, and poultice for a few days, when the shoe may be ap- 

 plied, removing the pressure by cutting down the crust, and nil it 

 up with tow and hot tar, when it well soon get well. 



In bad cases, with fungus and bony absorption going on, free 

 incisions must be made ; sometimes it will be necessary to cut 

 through the wall. Caustics must be freely used, such as muriato 

 of antimony, dilute hydrochloric acid, etc., with pressure judic- 

 iously applied ; the process may be arrested, and the part healed. 



When there is want of cell-growth, with a separation of the 

 wall from the inner structure, which is very common in horses 

 that have been driven hard, or been partially foundered, an- 

 other high author advises the following, which is practically the 

 same as that given for foot-lameness: 



''Treatment. Thorough and repeated blistering around the 

 coronet. Next pour boiling hot tar or even corrosive substance, 

 such as muriatic acid, butter of antimony, spirits of salts, etc., 

 into the cavity formed. 



" Whenever there is a separation of the wall from the sole, with 

 weak or slow growth of horn, this is effectual if there is any life in 

 the parts." 



In severe cases, as first explained, the firing iron is necessary, 

 first cleaning out the dead part and filling in with hot tar, etc. 



This is added in order to give a little more extended idea of 

 the method of treatment. 



