DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF CATTLE. 297 



pain and can scarcely put the foot to the ground, and if allowed 

 to run on without being treated at once, it becomes very tedious 

 and hard to treat. The hind feet are more often affected than 

 the front ones. 



Causes. — Are from something becoming wedged in between 

 the trotters or toes, such as hard clay, manure or a piece of stick, 

 bone or any such like substance, it is more often seen where cattle 

 stand in a filthy place or have to walk through a dirty, soft place. 



Treatment.— As soon as noticed examine the foot and remove 

 any substance found between the trotter or toes, wash the foot 

 thoroughly with luke warm water and soap, after this apply a 

 good warm poultice of linseed meal, poultice every night and keep 

 the animal in a nice dry place and after you take the poultice ofl 

 in the morning and before you put it on at night give the foot a 

 good dressing with the following: 



Carbolic Acid 1 dram, or 1 teaspoonful. 



Water 1 pint. 



Shake well together each time before using and apply as 

 mentioned, when applying get it worked in between the trotters or 

 toes as much as you can. Keep this treatment up until it is 

 better, in very bad cases it takes a long time to get better, but 

 keep at it. Another very good wash to use in place of the 



carbolic water is 



Creolin i ounce or 2 tablespoonfuls. 



Water 1 pint 



Mix and use the same as the carbolic water, if one remedy 



should fail try the other; during treatment be sure and keep the 



animal quiet and in a dry place, and feed well to keep its 



strength up. 



FISTULA OF THE FOOT. 



No matter what part of the foot is affected it is just the same, 

 it is caused by a bruise or from something running into the foot 

 and dirt getting up in the hole or from diseased bone. 



Symptoms. — There is lameness and a discharge from a small 

 hole which has no tendency to heal, and if it is from a small piece 

 of diseased bone the discharge smells very bad. 



Treatment. — In all cases pare out the hoof or horn around 

 the sore spot, so as to allow whatever is in it to have a chance to 

 run out, and then poultice until you draw out whatever is in the 

 bole causing the trouble. The best poultice for this is hot linseed 

 neal. After you get it out, the hole will soon heal up of its own 

 ieo«rd. 



