. Diseases & disorders of the horse, a treatise on equine medicine and surgery, being a contribution to the science of comparative pathology. Horses. i6i. A- We may now proceed to speak of the usual signs and methods of detection and of treatment of pricks in the sole and frog. Very often an animal, as soon as he is pricked, flinches and goes lame from the pain inflicted ; and the nail when withdrawn 'blood-stained, showing that it has-taken a wrong direction. When an animal goes lame after being shod, we may frequently find the oflending nail, by tapping lightly with the •ham
. Diseases & disorders of the horse, a treatise on equine medicine and surgery, being a contribution to the science of comparative pathology. Horses. i6i. A- We may now proceed to speak of the usual signs and methods of detection and of treatment of pricks in the sole and frog. Very often an animal, as soon as he is pricked, flinches and goes lame from the pain inflicted ; and the nail when withdrawn 'blood-stained, showing that it has-taken a wrong direction. When an animal goes lame after being shod, we may frequently find the oflending nail, by tapping lightly with the •hammer round the hoof; and we may endeavour to define the seat of the injury more exactly, by pinching the crust with the pincers, in the region of the suspected spot. When the shoe has been removed, "matter" not uncommonly oozes from the hole made by the intruding nail; but the "matter"' will of course not yet be formed, if the injury be of recent standing. When the injured spot is found, it will be necessary to pare out the puncture with the searcher, at the same time being very careful not to injure the sensitive parts. By this means the " matter " is liberated. If it is still left pent up in the foot, quittor, and still more extensive disease of the structures within the hoof, will most probably ensue. Some practitioners prefer to cut down upon the nail from the outside of the hoof, with the view of running less risk of injuring the sensitive parts of the foot. We, however, do not recommend this method of procedure, but prefer the usual method of cutting away the separated horn. If the injury be not serious, and there be but a little "matter" oozing out of the hole, but not -very great lameness, a little tow, saturated with tincture of myrrh, may be passed into the wound, and the foot carefully poulticed with bran. Sometimes blacksmiths and others use turpentine, or certain very deleterious mixtures for dressing such wounds. *We are no
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