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quarters is superposed to the keraphyllous hoof, without adhering 
to it, is removed. The keraphyllous hoof, also, is thinned down 
in its whole extent; then a dressing of hoof ointment or tar is 
applied so as to protect it from drying and to keep it supple. In 
these cases the hoof coming down from the coronary band has 
sometimes united with that flowing over the podophyllous 
laminae. At other times the seedy toe is only cleaned of its con¬ 
tents, and is filled with medicated oakum, if there is a wound of 
the podophyllous tissue, or with hoof ointment and Venice tur¬ 
pentine, the whole being kept in place by a wide web shoe. The 
last treatment seems to us the best, only instead of hoof ointment 
we employ gutti percha, melted with gum ammoniac, as recom¬ 
mended by Defays. For this there must be no wound, and the 
cavity must be well cleaned of all substances, or even washed 
with ether to remove all greasy substances which would prevent 
the gutta percha from adhesion with the hoof. This course has 
enabled us to see deep seedy toes recover by the gradual growth 
of the foot. Hence, the indication to try to obtain an artificial 
seedy toe as early as possible, as recommended by Hertwig. 
When there is thickening of the keraphyllous horn and adhe¬ 
sion with the wall; when, also, the toe is formed entirely by a de¬ 
formed horny mass, the case is more serious and the treatment 
more uncertain. It has been recommended, wrongly, we believe, 
to perform the operation which consists in cutting off all the pro¬ 
truding hoof—to even cut off all the accidental production. To do 
this the rasp and drawing knife are used, the keraphyllous mass 
being thrown down as much as possible. D’Arboval has also ad¬ 
vised to make with the drawing knife an artificial seedy toe be¬ 
tween the internal face of the wall proper, which is preserved, 
and the anterior face of the podophyllous apparatus, upon which 
a thin layer is left. This treatment* has an advantage over the 
other of keeping the wall intact, to render easier and more solid 
the application of the shoe which is to protect the foot and allow 
the animal to resume his work. This operation, however, is only 
palliative. It, however, gives great relief, especially in the first 
steps of chronic laminitis. 
Gross has been satisfied with thinning down with the rasp the 
superior part of the wall, below the coronet, in a width of about 
