. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. FEET OF THE HOKSE AM) IHEIK DISEASES. 241 Tappiug the fool goiilly with ;i luiiiuiu'i- w ill iiiaivi' tiic horse Hinoh when the sore spot is reached, and lie will i)oiiit the foot (thrust it out forward) restingitou the toe, raisiiigthe lieels com- pletely off the ground. If there are corns on both feet, he will change feet, ^vi\\ point first one, then the other. If the corns are small and not very sore, the lameness may diminish with travel, so that when well warmed up ho will go ((uite sound, till
. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. FEET OF THE HOKSE AM) IHEIK DISEASES. 241 Tappiug the fool goiilly with ;i luiiiuiu'i- w ill iiiaivi' tiic horse Hinoh when the sore spot is reached, and lie will i)oiiit the foot (thrust it out forward) restingitou the toe, raisiiigthe lieels com- pletely off the ground. If there are corns on both feet, he will change feet, ^vi\\ point first one, then the other. If the corns are small and not very sore, the lameness may diminish with travel, so that when well warmed up ho will go ((uite sound, till he stands at rest again. Then he will go off lamer than ever. When tlu^ corn is festered, he will posiuo"ifof Tcorn"" be very lame, indeed, will only touch the toe to the ground, will move with the greatest difficulty and reluctance. AVhen the shoe is removed, you will rind the purple spot in the cpiarter, between the wall and the bar, near the heel. What to do.—Remove the shoe, pare out the quarter well, so as tore- move all i)ressure, and let out any matter that may be under the sole ; then put the foot into a linseed poultice made up soft with hot water. Leave it on twenty-four hours, then renew it. While the poultici' is off, examine the foot to see if it needs any more paring; if the hole is deep, you will need to cut the hoof well away to allow the matter to escape freely ; for if you do not, it will work up through to the top of the hoof. Before jiutting the poultice on again, pour into the corn a little pure carbolic acid, or turpentine, or dilute nitric acid—diluted one-half with water. Dress it in this way once a day till all soreness is gone, and the horse will stand on the foot as well as ever. Then leave oif the poultice. If proud flesh comes up in the hole, burn it down with powdered blue vitriol. The hoof you have pared away will soon grow again. When it has stopped running, apply the vitriol once a day, which will dry and heal it. When it is a
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