RURAL VETERINARY SECRETS 



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SHOEBOIL (Capped Elbow) 



A typical shoeboil before operation. 



Shoeboil is situated at the point of the elbow, the result of too 

 narrow stalls, lack of bedding or pressure of the heels of the shoe when 

 lying down. To prevent it the heel should be padded, or a piece of 

 2x2 inch stuff nailed crosswise in the stall, about half way back. This 

 trouble usually calls for the intervention of the surgeon before being 

 finally cured. If it is well fomented with warm water in the early 

 stages and Elk's Absorbing Ointment applied every day for 4 or 5 days, 

 the more serious blemish mav be avoided. 



