AMPUTATION OF THE CLAWS OF RUMINANTS 171 



The inner wall of the claw with the powerfully developed 

 corono-pedal ligament is divided from before backward. 

 After the vessels which can be seen are ligated, the articu- 

 lar surfaces of the navicular and coronarj' bones curetted 

 and the necrotic remnants of tendon removed, an antiseptic 

 pack is applied and a tar bandage placed over it for protec- 

 tion. The bandage should remain for 12 or 14 days. 



FIG. 66 Ampatation of Claws. 



g Median claw preserved. Viewed from Ihe solar surface outward, 

 a, External corono-pedal ligament ; /, internal do. ; k, tendon of the 

 flexor pedis muscle; g, distal articular surface of the 2nd digit ; o-' 

 articular surface of 3rd digit ; g" , navicular bone ; /, lateral claw ; 

 m, median claw ; b, bulb of the heel. 



If the structures above this point of amputation be irre- 

 mediably involved, the digit should be amputated higher 

 up, at the articulation of the first and second phalanges or 

 through the first phalanx. In these higher amputations a 

 flap operation is generally practicable. 



