INFLAMMATION OF THE FEET. 
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Take a large quantity of the bark of the jack " {peinne 
Artocarpus integrifolia) and palmyra [htan — Borassus flabelliformis) 
trees ; boil with plenty of water for about four hours till reduced to 
about 6 or 7 quarts, then strain it through a cloth and while hot 
add the following: — 
Catechu ... ... ... 2 ozs. 
Soda ... ... ... 2 ozs. 
Wax ... ... ... 4 ozs. 
Sweet-oil ... ... ... 2 bottles. 
To chobe the feet the animal is made to lie down as when, 
sleeping ; the feet must be thoroughly cleaned by washing, after 
which apply the chobtng warm ; this may be carried out with a 
mop. Chobtng is an excellent thing for hardening the soles of 
the feet. 
Inflammation of the Feet or Laminitis. 
In this ailment the sensitive sole is the chief seat of inflammation ; 
the lameness is always severe, so much so that the animal is unable 
to stand for any time, so lies on his side. There is heat and 
tenderness all about the foot and there may be oozing at the margin 
of the hoof-slipper. There is considerable fever. 
Causes. — Prolonged work, especially marching over hard 
ground during the hot-weather months. It may also result as part 
of a general chill, when an elephant fatigued by exertion is taken 
into cold water. Steel mentions as causes high feeding, too free 
use of massauls, and that it may occur as a complication in foot- 
and-mouth disease. 
Symptoms. — Lameness ; the animal sometimes being unable to 
stand, lies on his side ; high fever ; great heat around the foot-pad. 
Treatment : General. — As laid down for fever. 
Local. — Envelope the feet in blue clay [shun, or stand 
the animal in wet mud, or cover with gunny and keep constantly 
wet with cold water ; if bran be at hand cold poultices may do 
good. In some cases fomentations afford great relief. 
Steel mentions that shedding of the hoof-slipper is not uncom- 
mon on account of effusion between the horny structures and the 
sensitive parts which produce them. It is necessary to keep a 
sharp look-out for such complications. Steel notes that death has 
been known to result from mortification. In the event of the 
hoof-slipper being cast, the foot must be kept perfectly clean and 
thoroughly protected till a new slipper has been produced. 
