. Diseases of the horse's foot . Hoofs; Horses. INFLAMMATORY AFFECTIONS 285 and is more or less granular and inclined to break up under manipulation. As a consequence, any rough use of the drawing-knife, or an accidental wounding with sharp flints or stones, leads to exposure of the sensitive structures and local gangrene. With the horn of the sole thus deteriorated by reason of excessive and continued pressure upon the. parts secreting it, it is not surprising to find that, in many cases, actual penetration of it with the os pedis occurs. It is the anterior portion of the inferior margin of t
. Diseases of the horse's foot . Hoofs; Horses. INFLAMMATORY AFFECTIONS 285 and is more or less granular and inclined to break up under manipulation. As a consequence, any rough use of the drawing-knife, or an accidental wounding with sharp flints or stones, leads to exposure of the sensitive structures and local gangrene. With the horn of the sole thus deteriorated by reason of excessive and continued pressure upon the. parts secreting it, it is not surprising to find that, in many cases, actual penetration of it with the os pedis occurs. It is the anterior portion of the inferior margin of the bone that makes its. Fig. 123.—Solar Aspect of Foot with Cheonic Laminitis, show- ing ITS Abnobmal Oval Shape from Before Backwards, and THE Excess of Horn growing from the White Line in the Region of the Toe. appearance, and shows itself as a small semicircular white or dark gray line on the sole. Exposure of the bone is soon followed by its necrosis, in which case the wound takes on an ulcerating character. Prom it there is >- discharge of pus, black in colour and offensive in smell, and, protruding from the opening, are excessive granulations of the remains of the sensitive sole. The 'white line,' so apparent when a normal foot is cleaned with the knife, can no longer be sharply distin- guished from the surrounding horn, while in some cases the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reeks, H. Caulton. Chicago : Alex. Eger
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