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with dilated nostrils ; the intensity of the pain will often cause the anima* 

 to o-roan and to break out into a sweat. If pushed backward the horse 

 will elevate the toes and throw his weight on the heels by a peculiar 

 motion. The hoof and frog will be hot and very sensitive to pressure, 

 and the arteries of the pasterns will beat with violence. 



When the inflammation is in the hind feet, the fore feet are carried at 

 far under the body as possible to support the weight, while the hind feet 

 are thrown forward to bring the weight upon the heels. In either case, 

 the animal will often lie stretched out for hours to relieve the intense 

 pain of the feet. 



Founder has sometimes been mistaken for a disease called myositis, an 

 inflammation of the muscles of the limbs, especially of the hind quarters 

 and loins. They should never be so mistaken, as an observ^ation of the 

 several symptoms will show. 



Founder. — First one foot and then the other is lifted from the ground. 



Lving down lessens the pain and the fever of the feet. 



The difficulty usually occurs in the fore feet. 



Myositis. — Both feet are kept on the ground with refusal to more 

 either. 



The animal will not lie down, and if thrown down the pain is increased. 



Generally in the hind quarters. 



In many cases the symptoms are not so aggravated as we have shown, 

 but the symptoms, whether one or more of the feet are affected, are the 

 game, and often, especially when repeated attacks have been suffered, 

 leave the animal with seedy toe, pumiced feet, corrugated and other- 

 wise distorted hoofs, and always more or less liable to recurrence of stiff 

 spells during life. 



What to do. — In light cases, when discovered early, clothe the animal 

 warmly, give twenty drops of tincture of aconite every two hours, pre- 

 ceded by a gentle laxative, say 



No. 193. 2 to 3 Drachms powdered aloes, 



1 Ounce bicarbonate of soda. 



Mix in a pint of water and give as a drench. If there is severe pala' 

 give ounce doses of laudanum every hour until an effect is produced. 



As an application to the feet keep them in large warm poultices of 

 linsoed meal and water, or let the feet be placed in water kept as hot a.s 

 the animal can bear. Put him in slings by all means, if they can be pro- 

 <ured. Have the shoes carefully taken off as soon as the sedatives given 

 will allow him to bear the pain. As early as possible the animal should 

 l>e bled in the veins above the coronets of the affected feet. The bleed- 

 ing will be assisted by the feet being placed in hot water, and for this 

 reason, if for no other, the slings should be used as quickly as possible- 



