326 DISEASES OF THE HORSE'S FOOT 



Treatment. — This is exactly that as described for canker. 



Recorded Case. — The subject of this case was a young 

 black cart gelding. The disease is reported as having begun 

 as thrush, and then extended to the coronet. When I saw 

 him he had been in a similar condition to that depicted in 

 Fig. 137 for, it was said, two or three months, the driver 

 of the horse meanwhile endeavouring to effect a cure by 

 some potent drug of his own. The animal was in good 

 condition, but walked with difficulty owing to the pain. The 

 coronary bands were swollen to two or three times their 



Fig. 137.— Specific Coronitis of all Four Feet. 



natural size, and this caused the hair immediately above to 

 curl upwards. Just below the coronary bands there was 

 a line of separation between them and the wall. They 

 themselves were covered with the cheesy substance typical 

 of canker, and they bled on friction. Down the wall of the 

 off fore-foot some blood had trickled, which may be seen in 

 Fig. 138. The frogs of all four feet bulged backwards, and 

 were badly affected. The soles were covered with normal 

 horn, but I did not resort to paring to see if they were 

 affected. One very curious feature about the case was the 



