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VETERINARY SURGICAL OPERATIONS 



will now depend upon paring off the new growth as soon 

 as a crack appears in it and when there has been a previous 

 damage to a spot in the coronary cushion that retards the 

 production of horn thereat, the horn at each side of the dam- 

 aged spot must be pared frequently so that the whole will 

 grow evenly. Four to six weeks' idleness is advisable. 



SEQUEL-ffi— Infective Inflammation.— If such an 

 operation is performed without regard for antisepsis' a se- 

 rious infective inflammation' supervenes, and results in. an- 

 noying lameness, the growth of troublesome granulations, 

 and generally failure of the whole enterprise. Although rare, 



Fig. 219 — Clamps and Pincers. 



it is possible for such inflammation to implicate the under- 

 lying tendon and bone, and even end fatally. 



2. Recurrence of the Crack. — As the operation does not 

 help the predisposing cause recurrence at any future time is 

 common. The hoof may be too weak, too deformed or too 

 brittle to withstand the strain to which it is submitted, and 

 if protection by special shoeing does not prevent re-fracture 

 of the horn, the condition may be given up as hopeless. 



SHOEING AND CLAMPING.— For toe-cracks the bar 

 shoe, fitted to support some w"eight at the frog, is the best. 

 The shoe should be nailed tight with four nails on each wing 

 and two at the toe, and in addition, three toe-clips should be 



