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DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



to palliate it to the best advan- 

 tage. Some good practitioners, 

 when they suspect any exuda- 

 tion at the toe, and a separation of 



the laminae, open > the toe, so as 



Fio. 779.— Side View of the Above, Showing . ■ c . . .. -.,. T 



„ .. , „ _ . . ' "to give free vent to it. This I 



Bending up of the Edges, etc. ° 



would regard good practice. 

 When there is some dropping of the sole, the best way to produce a 

 healthy condition of circulation and cell-growth is to put on tips 

 or very thin shoes that will * 



allow pressure upon the sole. 

 (See "Tips" in "Shoeing," 

 pages 334 and 389.) Better 

 still, in addition, would be 

 allowing the horse to run on 

 soft or gravelly ground. 

 (See Treatment for Peditis.) 



Peditis, or Inflammation 

 of the Os Pedis. 



When thefe is severe in- 

 flammation of the feet (lam- 

 initis) the periosteum (mem- 

 brane covering the bone) 

 and the pedal bone some- 

 times become involved, 

 when it is termed Peditis. 



This is indicated by the horse showing intense pain, getting up and lying down , 

 often. No local treatment seems to check the structural changes that go on ; it will 

 run from one to two months ; the horse has a ravenous appetite all the time, and as 

 a rule does not lose flesh. If temperature rises, give sedative treatment, — opium, 

 aconite with nitrate of potassa in small doses (not over 1 ounce a day, divided into 

 two parts and given in water). When the temperature gets down to 102°, stop inter- 

 nal treatment, and treat locally about as follows : It is necessary to have a stall with a 

 soft bottom, as saw-dust, ashes, etc. Occasionally it is best to dampen the ashes a 

 little during the day, and rake them up so as to form a yielding body to the feet. 

 Throw a little bedding over it at night, and also during the day, to give the horse a 

 chance to lie down. 



Treatment. — Apply cooling applications, such as cold swabs ; 

 that is, cover the feet with two or three thicknesses of blanket, and 

 keep wet with cold water. After the acute symptoms subside, blis- 

 ter. The point is to lower the fever, and check the flow of blood to 

 the feet. 



Fig. 780,- 



-Inferior View of Pedal Bone. 

 Referred to in Text. 



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