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course, a considerable quantity of blood followed its withdrawal. All 
the treatment adopted was to foment and poultice for a day or two, and 
in the course of a week he was again at v>ork, apparently very little 
worse, but how different is the result if the nail, be it only a small one, 
and small ones, I find, generally do the most harm, happens to have per¬ 
forated anywhere about the point of the frog, probably injuring the 
tendon of the flexor pedis and resulting in open joint, and, perhaps, 
tetanus. In these cases the pain is often so acute that sympathetic fever 
and even death is the result. Of course, our first care must be to 
alleviate the constitutional symptoms. I generally give in the first place 
a dose of purgative medicine, and then administer three or four times a 
day the fever mixture, as mentioned in the early part of this paper. I 
have the sole thinned till it gives to pressure, and apply warm fomen¬ 
tations and soothing applications to the wound, as solution of Liq. 
Plumbi, or covering the wound with powdered camphor or Ext. 
Belladonnse, and put the foot into a good warm bran poultice. It too 
often happens in these cases that the nail has perforated either into the 
joint or so near that, from the amount of inflammation set up, the joint 
becomes opened. When the injury is of such a character as this the 
case generally terminates fatally. I have had very many such cases, and 
with varying success in treatment. I have tried almost everything in 
its turn. Should the coffin-joint be open and a large discharge of synovia, 
I have sometimes used a single injection of solution of Hy. Chlor. ^j to 
5 j, or tincture of iron, just within the wound. At other times, and, I 
think, with the most success, have injected Liq. Plumbi pure, then applied 
externally on a large pledget of tow a powder consisting of Pulv. Alum., 
Pulv. Aloes, and flour, and leave it for a day or two, keeping the foot as 
perfectly at rest as is possible, and have cold wet flannel bandages 
applied to the coronet. In other cases I have applied a good smart 
blister to the coronet, but it too often happens when the injury is of the 
serious nature I have described that do what we will the animal suc¬ 
cumbs. Should, however, the discharge of synovia be arrested, the 
animal not suffering so much pain, and making a little use of the foot, 
then we have good ground for hope. I should now commence to dress the 
wound with Ung. Zinci Sulph., applied on good pledgets of tow, and 
stimulate the coronet with repeated mild blisters, and after a short time 
has elapsed turn the animal out to grass, the walking about and using 
the foot often being of great service. 
And now, gentlemen, in conclusion I must thank you for the patient 
hearing you have given me. Very imperfectly I have endeavoured to 
place before you a brief outline of some few of the various injuries to 
the feet which are daily brought under our notice. I am not presump¬ 
tuous enough to suppose that I have told you anything but what you 
were already acquainted with, but I do hope that the observations I have 
made, crude though I know they are, may be the means of eliciting the 
opinions of all here, and that the discussion which will ensue may tend 
to a further knowledge of the subject, remembering the words of the 
wise man, “In the multitude of counsellors there is wisdom.” 
A discussion followed the reading of this paper, in which all the 
members present took part, and the further discussion on it was post- 
posed until next meeting. G. It. Dudgeon, 
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