386 COMPENDlUNf OF THE VETERINARY ART. 



foul after applying the poultice, and without 

 that red appearance which indicates healing, 

 the hot solution of blue vitriol is to be poured 

 upon it, and the poultice repeated : this will 

 cause a separation of the foul parts, or a 

 sloughing, as it is termed; after which the 

 sore will look red and healthy, discharging 

 white matter and gradually filling up with new 

 flesh, which, if it rise above the surface, is 

 to be repressed with caustic. _ 



In recent cases of ^c^'-iise in which the heels 

 are inflamed and swollen, and discharge a 

 whitish coloured matter, I have seen much 

 good done by fomenting them for a consi^ 

 derable time with warm water, in which a 

 small quantity of Goulard has been mixed, 

 and applying immediately after the Goulard 

 poultice. In obstinate cases of grease, where 

 the matter discharged is very solid, the fer- 

 menting poultice is useful; that is, a poultice 

 of linseed meal, warm water, and yeast : this 

 soon removes the offensive smell, and causes 

 a more healthy or less acrid matter to be formed. 

 Powdered charcoal has been recommended for 

 the same purpose. 



In these inveterate cases, 7'owth in the thirrh 

 are necessary, and should always be em- 



