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JAMES A. WAUGH. 
had died during the night, and had been removed. In my case 
I felt that the drug should have been discontinued the night be¬ 
fore, and it is possible by so doing the animal would have lived. 
I find that there is a tendency to over-stimulation of the 
kidneys at times, and later to a suppression of the urine ; also 
that these cases as a rule terminate fatally. 
I have made it a rule of late to use acetanilid for twelve to 
twenty-four hours in all doubtful cases having a high fever, and 
thus learn if indicated or not. 
I believe in full doses, and think it should be given once in 
four hours, if we wish to obtain the best results. Eisinliart 
claims that small repeated doses are useless. He says they 
should be given in large full doses and at one time, and if no 
fall in temperature occurs, resort to some other treatment. 
TOE-CLIP INJURIES. 
By James A. Waugh, V. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
A Paper read before the United States Veterinary Medical Association at Buffalo, 
Sept. 3, 1896. 
These are due mainly to accidental errors in farriery, and are 
caused generally by excessive paring or cutting away of the 
antero-inferior part of the sole and cutting a nick in the toe of 
the hoof-wall for the reception of the toe-clip, which is occa¬ 
sionally hammered into position firmly by a large hammer while 
the foot is resting on the ground surface or shop floor. It occurs 
in one or both front feet, and occasionally one or both hind feet 
are affected, but it is most common in front feet. I have seen 
it resulting from small, medium and large toe-clips. This 
peculiar form of injury generally causes considerable uneasiness 
and altered action in the affected foot or feet within a few days 
or a week after shoeing, and if neglected or overlooked for 
several days, may result in extensive inflammation, exudation 
and suppuration followed by unfavorable results or even death. 
Horses and mules are alike sufferers, but the former are less able 
to withstand the pain and annoyance of it. Mules usually make 
