302 VKTHKIXAKV HOIVICEOPATHY. 



unhealtliy horn carefully pared awa>-, aud the parts dressed with 

 crude powdered white arsenic, and the administration internally, 

 three times a day, oi Arsoiicum album 3X; it may be necessary 

 to pare away the unhealthy horn every day and to redress with 

 the ichite arsenic as frequently, in order to keep the agent well 

 applied to the affected parts; pledgets of tow should be applied, 

 and these may be kept in position by inserting crosswise strips of 

 wood or iron and fixing same under the shoes; but this dressing 

 must not be applied consecutively without intermission or it will 

 destroy the secretive powers of the sensitive sole. Under such 

 circumstances the animal need not remain idle, as some work is 

 beneficial, exercise being advantageous; this, with good dry food 

 and strict cleanliness in the stable, will contribute towards a satis- 

 factory cure. So soon as the diseased process seems to be arrested, 

 the sole should be dressed with tar, and pledgets of tow saturated 

 also with tar, should be applied, so as to bring some pressure to 

 bear upon the parts as the horse walks. 



QuiTTORS are due to injuries of the feet internalh', whereb}' in- 

 flammation, followed by suppuration, is set up; as the injury de- 

 velops into suppuration, the matter which is unable to find an 

 exit spreads, and small sinuses (or tubes) are formed, and extend 

 until an abscess arises about the coronet; this bursts and leaves a 

 little orifice out of which purulent and foetid matter exudes; as a 

 rule this description of wound requires the attention of a skilled 

 surgeon, for unless it is probed to the very bottom, and the neces- 

 sary applications are brought to act upon the whole course of the 

 sinuses, whatever depth or direction they take, a cure is impossi- 

 ble; to effect this thoroughly it is sometimes — nay, very often — 

 necessary to lay them open with an instrument specially manu- 

 factured for the purpose; when the sinus has been probed to its 

 bottom, and if necessary laid open, the best dressing to be applied 

 is a strong solution of Bichloride of Mercury, one part to eight of 

 water, but to keep this in solution will require the addition of 

 some Hydrochloyic acid. 



A quittor is always productive of great pain and suffering, 

 therefore complete rest is an absolute necessity. 



This will complete our consideration of diseases affecting the 

 foot of the horse, as being sufficient for the purposes of this work; 

 we have dealt with those most frequently occurring and easily 



