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LAMINITIS. 
played their parts as men should do; still it appeared to 
me that Mr. Fleming’s periplanter side-cut, in his last com- 
munication^ was an adroit changing of tactics to turn the tide 
of affairs. 
It is not my intention to run to the rescue of either, or 
entangle myself after the battle is over, but to state a few 
facts connected with the matter. A case of laminitis, of the 
most severe form, occurred in my practice in April last, and 
although I used the most careful and approved treatment, 
disorganization of the foot and displacement of the os pedis 
followed. After this had taken place I had to remove the 
entire sole. I wrote to Mr. Broad for particulars of his 
treatment, and received by return full directions, and also 
one of his ‘^special” shoes. I had a pair made after the 
pattern, and put on, and the horse seemed immediately re¬ 
lieved, and walked much better. I have continued their use 
since, only removing them every three weeks. The soles 
have grown, and no further displacement has taken place 
since the first day the shoes were put on. The horse, of 
course, goes on his heels, and will never have perfect action 
again; but I am fully convinced that the use of the shoes 
has not only relieved his sufferings, but also checked the 
progress of the disease. 
The question of light and heavy shoeing for general use 
was extraneous to the point at issue. Practically to my 
mind this depends on the foot you have to shoe, the work 
the horse is intended for, and the roads he has to travel over. 
But as a shoe intended to supply the wants of nature in a 
foot undergoing a state of either acute or chronic inflamma¬ 
tion, with a tendency to displacement of the bones, I am 
satisfied, after a fair trial, that Mr. Broad’s is the shoe to be 
preferred. Our thanks are not only due to him for its intro¬ 
duction, but for his courtesy towards those who asked his 
aid, wiih the wish to test the principle. If the readers of 
the Veterinarian are to decide, all who have tried the rela¬ 
tive treatment of each combatant should speak out, or for 
ever after hold their peace. Otherwise each may go his 
own way, congratulating himself on having carried off the 
laurels. 
' [The discussion on Laminitis and its Treatment by Mr. 
Broad’s system of shoeing must close. No further benefit 
can arise to the profession by its continuance.] 
