FOOT DISEASES. 



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Symptoms. Horse off his feed. Considerable excitement 

 ^aJ fever. Holding the foot off the ground, and very 

 painful. A swelling soon shows itself at the coronet, and 

 in a few days breaks and discharges pus. After this the 

 ^orse will resume his feed, but will not make very free 

 with his foot, which will be better to-day and worse the 

 next day, depending upon the discharge of pus from 

 the foot. 



Causes. A prick from a nail, a bruise on the sok, i 

 suppurating corn, or sometimes from a sand crack taking 

 on suppurative action. 



QUITTOB SYRINGE. 



Treatment. The great secret of the treatment of this v^ia 

 ease, is to make a free opening from the bottom of the foot. 

 When this is done at once, you will be greatly surprised 

 to see the swelling go away as quickly as it made its 

 appearance, and if the swelling has broken, it will soon 

 cease to discharge when the opening is made from below, 

 or at the bottom of the foot. Having effected this purpose 

 of an opening, get a small syringe and inject into the 

 opening above, if there be any, and if not from the opening 

 below, a mixture of the sulphate of zinc, two ounces; rain 

 water, eight ounces, once in the day. If the shoe has beea 

 taken off for the purpose of making the opening, have it 

 put on again so as to hold some soft stopping in the sole to 



