144 COMPENDIUM OF THt VETERINARY ART. 



Wounds about the foot, from stubs, over- 

 reaching, &c., often prove troublesome whea 

 neglected. As soon as they are perceived, 

 care should be taken that no dirt gets into 

 them : the detergent lotion and digestive oint- 

 ment are the most useful applications on these 

 occasions, {'^ee Phai^ncwvpooia.) Whenthefoot 

 is wounded in shoeinor the nails beino; driven 

 into the sensible parts, the compound tincture 

 of benzoin is to be applied. When their ten- 

 dons or their membranes are wounded, consi- 

 derable intlammation is likely to take place, 

 which is to be removed by fomentation and 

 the saturnine poultice ; purging is also of great 

 use in these cases; and when the woimd is 

 large, and inflammation runs high, bleeding 

 likewise may be necessary. 



In extensive, lacerated, or contused wounds, 

 the inflammation sometimes terminates in mor- 

 tification, {^ee Inflammation,) In such cases 

 fomentations are to be applied frequently, and 

 the horse's strength supported by means of 

 malt, and the cordial ball for mortification. 

 (For the method of treathig the diflferent kinds 

 of wounds, see tlie Appendix.) 



