FALSE QUARTER I4I 



that condition can never be changed. Blistering 

 the coronet has been found beneficial in assisting a 

 cure, by removing the inflammation. Setons passed 

 through the part, as contiguous to the seat of the 

 disease as possible, have either lessened the com- 

 plaint or entirely removed it. 



But this disease is altogether of so delicate a 

 nature, that we would not advise its cure to be 

 attempted by an unskilful person, as it is one of 

 those which can only be successfully taken up by 

 an experienced veterinary surgeon. 



As in all other inflammatory diseases, there is 

 heat in the seat of the navicular bone, and probably 

 in the whole foot. In this complaint the animal 

 suffers much pain, to alleviate which we would 

 recommend neurotomy, or cutting out a portion of 

 the nerve, which has in some instances very much 

 reduced the lameness. But at all events it will 

 lessen the sufferings of the horse. In cases of 

 extreme lameness, either with or without contrac- 

 tion, then it would be injudicious to resort to this 

 operation ; because, if there was ulceration of the 

 membrane or decay of the bone, the increased 

 friction, in consequence of the freer action given to 

 the parts, the feeling of pain being removed, would 

 cause these to progress more rapidly, until complete 

 disorganisation of the foot took place ; or m. all 

 probability the tendon itself would be gradually 

 worn through by rubbing against the roughened 

 surface of the decayed bone. 



FALSE QUARTER. 



When the coronary substance is severely cut or 

 divided, and has sloughed off, it is termed false 

 quarter. In some instances it is destroyed by the 



