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as possible, and the sole pared away until the end is 

 reached. An injection of a saturated solution of sulphate 

 of zinc should be used every day. Treatment always 

 has to depend on its extent and nature. 



LAMINITIS 



Laminitis, or founder, a disease of the 

 sensitive laminae (a sole and bone), is 

 usually caused by over-exertion, or after-efifects from 

 chilling, inflammation of the lungs, bowels, mucous 

 membrane of the bronchial tubes, etc. The sensitive 

 foot becomes inflamed, the pulse is strong, thick and 

 throbbing, and the horse lies down with legs stretched 

 out. A case of acute laminitis is curable, if taken in 

 time. Remove the shoe, and soak the feet in warm 

 water for an hour and a half, then poultice entire foot 

 with bran and boiled carrots, or slippery elm bark and 

 linseed meal. Also apply Pratts Peer- 

 less Hoof Ointment at night all over 

 the bottom of the foot and to all parts 

 of the frog and at top of hoof joining 

 the hair, and cover the entire wall of 

 the foot. The horse should stand on 

 i^AMiNiTis. a deep, soft bed. Give a purgative 



(about one-half the ordinary dose) and aconite (ten drops) 

 every twenty minutes, until the animal perspires freely. 



