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As one of the terminations, he said that he had seen mor¬ 
tification in two or three instances. The treatment recom¬ 
mended by him consisted in the use of bleeding, cathartics, 
alkaline carbonates, a certain deobstruent, applying poultices 
to the feet, and attention to the general comforts of the 
animal. 
In the discussion the Secretary observed he could not un¬ 
derstand the term metastasis as such, and thought that all 
cases ascribed to this cause were due, not to a transference 
of the seat of disease, but to irritation of the mucous mem¬ 
brane, extended through the medium of the skin to the 
laminae of the feet, they being folds of the derma confined 
within the horny box. In support of his views he called the 
attention of the members to the irritable condition of the 
skin in laminitis, and believed the irritation to be general, and 
to exist throughout the mucous membrane primarily affected, 
the skin and laminae. He objected to the employment of 
drastic cathartics, bnt was in favour of giving mild laxatives, 
alkaline carbonates, &c. 
Mr. Greaves , having objected to the giving of large doses of 
cathartic medicine and to warm applications to the feet, 
brought before the notice of the members thirty-one morbid 
specimens of diseased pedal bones, kindly sent to him by 
Professor Gamgee, expressly for the Bradford meeting. 
There was an animated discussion for and against the 
Messrs. Gamgee's views on the pathology of diseases of the 
feet, which, in all probability, will be laid before the pro¬ 
fession in extenso , as Mr. Greaves has proposed to the Secre¬ 
tary, since the meeting, that they should discuss this matter 
in a series of friendly letters. 
Mr. Naylor said that, in his practice, he found that horses 
with weak feet and heels were the most susceptible to this 
disease, and he had been very successful in the treatment of 
horses having good, strong feet. He had seen the disease as 
a sequel to parturition, and condemned the use of setons in 
the active stage. 
Mr. Carter allowed that in those cases said to be due to 
metastasis there was great irritation of the skin, and recom¬ 
mended the employment of slings w^hen the animal will not 
lie down. 
Mr. McTaggart applied poultices containing arnica, and 
recommended homoeopathic remedies. 
Mr. Cuthbert advocated cold poultices and bleeding, but 
did not approve of strong carthartics; he also recommended 
blisters after the acute symptoms had subsided. 
