446 DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



interval of four or five days. All the cases coming under my ob- 

 servation in the Infirmary during the year in which I was connected 



with it, and all 

 that have been 



. J. « ,*,.,i, jja , treated under my 



m M^w'jwA supervision since 



then, invariably 

 yielded to this 

 treatment. If the 

 case hasrun two 01 

 .three days with-. 

 amy '*vi»im. out treatment 



Hi fflflSffiM* WiMr,-' ' j^. or has not been 



imitm ■* wmt - '-- > -~\ treated properly, 



fBf ■' ' '■' ffimM * would advise 

 ■itlm W m §- l*n opening both toes 

 by thinning out 

 their soles, and 

 the feet put into 

 moderately hot 

 water so as to ex- 

 tract a quart or 

 more of blood 

 Fig. 768. — Showing the Extreme Change of Structure and Injury from each. If this 



to the Foot. The Effect of Laminitis. The Pedal Bone _ t v j 



_. , _ , _ _ „ _ cannot be done, 



Displaced in an Extreme Degree. From the French. , , 



then open the 



veins freely at the coronet. If treated as directed, it is rarely that 



the attack will not pass off in four or five days. 



Dr. Charles !M(eyer advises the following mode of treatment, 



which,he has used with great success : — ' 



If the animal is taken within' the past twenty-four hours, have the shoes re- 

 moved, and put the feet into a tub of hot water. "Wind flannel wrappings or band- 

 ages around both legs up to the elbows, and keep them constantly wet with hot 

 water for from two to three hours. In the meantime have the horse well covered 

 with blankets, and give the following remedy: — , 



Fluid extract aconite ". . .30 drops. 



Oil of sassafras , 1 oz. 



Saltpeter ,. : 2 oz. 



Linseed-oil 1 pt. 



This is to be given at once. There will be a profuse perspiration in from fifteen 

 to twenty minutes. Keep the blankets on about six hours, then remove and put on 

 dry ones. Keep wet swabs on the horse's feet, and stand him on wet clay. All 

 stiffness and soreness in the 'feet will be removed in from thirty-six to seventy -two 

 hours. In the meantime give; one of the following powders : — 



