460 ILLUSTRATED STOCK DOCTOR. 



goid granulations. Thus in cutting do not be alarmed at the sight ot 

 blood from the canker. Over the well portion of the hoof spread th© 

 following : 



No. 194. 4 Grains chloride of zinc, 



1 Ounce flour. 

 Mix, and apply dry. 



Cover the diseased parts with the following : 



No. 195. >i Ounce chloride of zinc, 



4 Ounces flour. 



Tack on the shoe lightly, pad the parts within the shoe well, and secur* 

 good pressure by cross pieces driven firmly within the shoe. The second 

 day after remove the shoe and padding, cut away ever3i;hing that appears 

 to be in a sloughing condition ; repeat the dressing every two days until 

 the parts are sound. As soundness begins to appear in portions of the 

 surface, dress these with the following ; that is, when fungoid granula- 

 tions have ceased to sprout ; 



No. 196. 2 Grains chloride of zinc, 



1 Ounce flour. 



As the canker improves, the dressings may be extended to the third oi 

 fourth day, and during the whole time of treatment the horse should be 

 liberally fed, and be exercised gently for four hours every day. 



X. Sand or Quarter Crack. 



These are of two kinds, quarter crack, occurring in the inner quarter 

 of the fore foot, and toe crack, occurring in the toe of the hind foot, 

 both being cracks and fissures in the walls of the hoofs, beginning at the 

 coronet and extending downwards. 



Causes. — Defective quality of the hoof, causing brittleness ; bad shoe^ 

 ing, or splitting of the hoofs from hard driving on solid roads. 



How to know it. — When the horse leans his weight on the hoof, the 

 crack will open ; when the foot is lifted the crack will close. Sand and 

 dirt work into the parts, causing excessive pain and lameness, often fever 

 and the formation of matter. 



What to do. — In recent cases, before there is much inflammation, all 

 that will be necessary to do will be to remove the shoe, cleanse the crack 

 thoroughly, cutting into it if there is dirt or sand lodged inside, drawing 

 the hoof together closely again, by the means of two thin clinch horse 

 shoe nails, one at top and one at the bottom, and filling with the follow- 

 ing composition • 



