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changes, that "pus" or "matter" is formed. This is a serious condition, for^ 

 if not discovered, the pus may force its way gradually upwards to the coronet, 

 and produce a quittor, a grave affection of the foot, of which we shall shortly 

 have to speak. Sometimes the imprisoned matter, instead of passing 

 upwards, may lead to inflammation of the intimate parts of the foot around 

 it, and give rise to a very grave condition. 



In cases of corns, it is first necessary to remove the shoes, and have the 

 sole at the heel well pared away. Our treatment will now vary with the 

 state we find the corn to be in. If matter is imprisoned, it must be let out^ 

 and the foot should be poulticed with bran for several days. A little tow 

 soaked in tar, or in strong lotion of carbolic acid (i in 15 of water) may be 

 placed in the wound. When the internal structures of the foot, such as the 

 pedal bone, are in a state of decay, it will be necessary for the veterinarian to 

 remove the diseased tissue. In such instances, usually manifested by the 

 discharge of fetid matter, the process of cure will necessarily be tardy and 

 difficult, as it requires considerable professional skill, and an accurate 

 acquaintance with the minute anatomy of the foot. When the nature of the 

 corn has been thoroughly investigated, the animal may be shod with a 

 three-quarter shoe. The first principle of the cure of corns is rational 

 shoeing. After an animal has once been affected with corns, care should be 

 taken not to press upon the particular spots, where they are alone liable to be 

 seated. 



In order to prevent corns, stoppings should be discarded, and the 

 mistakes we have indicated in shoeing should be avoided. The web of the 

 shoe at the heels should be broadened, and the bars should not be pared 

 down by the blacksmith. When corns are very ubject to recur, we usually 

 recommend the three-quarter shoe ; but, in most instances, it will be found 

 that a plate of leather between the shoe and the sole will act as efficiently. 

 In those cases where quittors result from corns, they must be treated in the 

 way we shall shortly indicate. 



SEEDY TOE. 

 By this term we understand the secretion of diseased horn, leading to the 

 formation of a cavity within the wall of the hoof, and extending upwards to 

 the coronet. It is called seedy toe, from the fact that it is usually most 

 manifest at the toe, though it may extend around the whole wall of the foot. 

 It often invades the quarters of the foot. It in reality consists in a 

 detachment of the crust from the sensitive lamincU. Seedy toe is often the 

 sequel to laminitis, but it also sometimes follows the use of the toe clip. The 

 sensitive laminae in this disease instead of forming healthy horn, secrete a 

 dry soft caseous substance, which, formed rapidly and imperfectly, leads to 

 their separation from the horny crust of the foot. A space is therefore 

 formed, and this can readily be diagnosed by tapping the horn, when a 

 hollow resonant note will be emitted. Professor Axe believes seedy toe to 

 l)e due to the presence of small worms, to which the perverted condition of the 



