American Veterinary Review, 
MAY, 1883. 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES. 
THE HORSE’S FOOT. 
By A. Zundel. 
(Continued from page 5.) 
Tendinous Quittor. — Synonyms. —Hornwume (German).— 
It is the nervous quittor of hippiatres, and the analogue of the 
felon of man. It is again a furuncle, different from the preced¬ 
ing, only because instead of being limited to the skin and subcuta¬ 
neous cellular tissue, there is caries of a portion of the tendons 
(especially the flexors), or of the ligaments of the region, and also, 
at times, necrosis of the bone with synovitis and arthritis. By 
extension, though we think, improperly, the name has also been 
given to the felon of the region of the cannon, while the applica¬ 
tion ought to be confined to that of the ^digital region, situated 
in the fold of the fetlock. 
The quittor may be superficial or deep-seated when it affects 
only the subcutaneous cellular tissue, uniting the skin to the ten¬ 
dons, or where the inflammation extends to the phalangeal sheath, 
and the pus accumulates into in. Differing from cutaneous 
quittor, this form, generally less common, is more frequently seen 
in the anterior than the posterior extremities. It may also be 
seen in cattle. 
