REMARKS ON FOOT-ROT IN SHEEP. 585 
And, in the third, ulcerous sores were formed, and disease of the 
coronet and hoof coming on. 
I, consequently, adopted three separate modes of treatment, and 
had the animals divided into three divisions, according to the stage 
of the disease in them. 
Those in which the first stage only had appeared I ordered to be 
driven several times a-day through clear water, and had the fold 
frequently cleansed from dung, and fresh straw strewn over it, 
and this simple treatment proved very successful; many were 
cured by it. 
Tn those in which the disease had reached the second stage, and 
where the formation of matter had commenced, and the horn had 
already become loosened, I cut off the loose portions of horn, and 
dressed the foot with a solution of alumen ustum and cwpri sul- 
phas , and the improvement and benefit thus produced were won- 
derful. 
In the third stage of the disease, which was not so frequent as 
the others, I was compelled to have recourse to the cautery, and by 
this means I often succeeded in checking the disease and saving the 
patient. In one sheep, which was submitted to this mode of treat- 
ment, not only the hoof and coronet bone, but also the fetlock and 
shin bone, were attacked, the flexor tendons were drawn up, and 
for a long time this animal went about on its fetlocks: several 
fistulas appeared, which I burned, and thus checked the farther 
mischievous course of the disease. But a horny formation subse- 
quently was developed along the shin bone, which gave to the foot 
a peculiar and unnatural appearance. 
For some time after it was cured, the animal continued to go 
upon his knees; but the application of a splent to the fetlock joint 
taught him once more to use his foot, and, notwithstanding the 
prolonged horny formation, to walk very well. 
I cannot conclude without observing that hot, dry summers will 
most certainly produce this disease ; for about three years ago we 
had such weather, and our flocks were sadly devastated by it. 
It can also be produced by a continuance of wet weather ; for 
two years ago it rained almost incessantly for many weeks, and 
then came the foot-rot among our sheep, nor have we yet been 
able entirely to get rid of it again. 
These few remarks may appeaT to some but the repetition of 
that which has often been said and written on this subject : I do 
not pretend to any discovery, but would merely contribute my mite 
towards the general treasury of veterinary science. 
Magazin fur die gesammte Thierheilkunde, 1845, p. 326. 
