NEttVES, SKIN, AND EYE. 805 



Fig. 1060.— Herpes. First Form. Pig. 1061.— Second Form. 



FOUL. * 



This is an inflamed condition of the part of the foot between 

 the hoofs. The hind feet are most susceptible to foul. Perhaps th<fe 

 most frequent cause of this disorder is the presence of pebbles, dirt, 

 or other foreign substances between the clefts. It is frequent in 

 cattle kept on low, marshy pastures, and is occasioned by the accu- 

 mulation and drying of mud. It has also been observed as the result 

 of. irritation from standing on reeking filth or manure. Sometimes 

 it accompanies rheumatism or scrofula. 



Symptoms. — These vary with the form. There is always lame- 

 ness (often severe), fever, and loss 1 of condition. Handling the feet 

 between the digits or in front of the coronet causes acute pain, an 

 unusual degree of heat will be noticed, and there is frequently 

 swelling of the pastern. 



Treatment. — In cases of foul, if it be due to the presence of an 

 irritant, treatment is not difficult. Clean the parts with warm water, 

 and remove any foreign substance or ragged bits of horn.' If there 

 is much inflammation, apply a hot bran and linseed poultice mixed 

 with charcoal for two or three days. If it is difficult, to cleanse the 

 hoof, mix the poultice with turpentirfe. Afterward dress with one 

 of the following applications : — ' ' 



Carbolic acid ' 1 dr. 



"Water 6 oz. 



Apply with a brush, and cover the part with tow wet in the solution. 



Or— 



Powdered sulphate of copper (blue vitriol). f , 1 oz. 



Spirits of turpentine : . '. 4 " 



Lard :..'. 4 " 



Melt the lard and turpentine together, and then add the copper. 



The following dressing has been recommended in ordinary 



cases :— 



Carbolic acid (crude) 1 park 



Tincture of myrrh 4 2 parts. 



Tincture of arnica 2 " 



Glycerine 4 " 



Apply daily with bandage and tow. 



