THE HORSE—THE EXTREMITIES. 169 
form on that part of the hoof; the foot and the sole grow more concave; 
the horn increases in quantity; thrush may form; tenderness at the point of 
the frog; perhaps fungoid granulations. 
TREATMENT.—First remove the shoe and pare the sole until it yields 
under the thumb; then put the foot in a poultice kept wet with warm 
water. Ina few days leave off the poultice and keep the animal standing 
in wet yellow clay in the day, putting wet swabs and pads on the feet at 
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night. %ze sand is good to cover the floor of the stable with. After in- 
flammation has subsided, and in old, confirmed attacks, blistering is good, 
but a seton passed through the frog by a surgeon is better, leaving it in four 
weeks and bathing night and morning with warm water. If granulations 
form, touch them with caustic. Give five drops of aconite every four hours 
to aid in reducing inflammation. A similar dose of rhus is desirable when 
a sprain of the tendon is suspected. When inflammation of the cartilages 
is supposed to exist, ten drops of phosphoric acid in a little water three 
times a day is advisable. Should all the foregoing fail, it may be necessary 
for the surgeon to separate the nerve to deaden the sense of feeling. 
FOUNDER.—FEVER IN THE FEET.—LAMINITIS. 
These terms are applied to inflammation of the tendons, ligaments, 
muscles, bone-extremities and tissues of the feet (see cut 168), It is caused 
by traveling on hard roads when the horse is fat or otherwise unprepared 
for quick work; standing in the water when the animal is much heated, fol- 
lowed by a chill; standing a considerable time tied up; fever; inflammation 
of the womb; inflammation of the lungs, or other constitutional trouble; ex- 
cessive food. 
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