38 ON THE XAVICULAR DISEASE. 



pressure from the icing of that bone ; but, after all, 

 it must be admitted, that it is only the removal of an 

 offending body ; and I am urged to do this, not 

 merely because I know it will grow again, but be- 

 cause I also know it will be my own fault if it be 

 not reproduced in such an expanded direction as 

 mainly to contribute towards the cure. 



However, I generally find it prudent not to pene- 

 trate into the quarter more than about half an inch 

 anterior to the heel of the coffin bone, terminating 

 the scalp abruptly, which extends from the upper 

 part to the basis of the crust in a straight line, pre- 

 serving all the other parts of the quarter in nearly 

 their natural substance ; but this extensive sacrifice 

 of crust may be quite uncalled for in many of the 

 recent cases of lameness. 



A bar shoe bearing on the outside quarter, and 

 slightly on the frog, is now to be fitted to the foot 

 upon the unfettered or side-nail plan ; but previous 

 to its application the artery at the inside toe to be 

 opened, and the blood drawn as described ; the shoe 

 to be then applied, and the foot and coronet im- 

 mersed in some cold emollient paste. 

 T.nxative mo- Half a dosc of purging physic should be given, 

 and the horse turned loose into a large box, without 

 exercise ; his diet the same as in physic ; the emol- 

 lient paste to be applied the next day, lukewarm, 

 and repeated daily. 



About the fourth or fifth day he may be walked 



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