. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. DECEMBERS, 1898] G3P -greefcev mti* §p&vt#mixxu 365 VETERINARY DEPATRMENT. C05TDDCTBD BY WM. F. EGAN, M. R. F. E. V. M. S. Subscribers to this paper can bave advice tbrougb ibese columns in all cases of sick or injured borses or cattle by sending an explicit description of the case. Applicants wiil send tbeir name and address that iliey may be identified. J. O. C.—In reply to yoar qrjfBtions: 1 My horse is about eleven years old. 2. His heels are narrow and a little con- tracted. 3. There are no rings on the hoofs. 4. He leans back a little when I t
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. DECEMBERS, 1898] G3P -greefcev mti* §p&vt#mixxu 365 VETERINARY DEPATRMENT. C05TDDCTBD BY WM. F. EGAN, M. R. F. E. V. M. S. Subscribers to this paper can bave advice tbrougb ibese columns in all cases of sick or injured borses or cattle by sending an explicit description of the case. Applicants wiil send tbeir name and address that iliey may be identified. J. O. C.—In reply to yoar qrjfBtions: 1 My horse is about eleven years old. 2. His heels are narrow and a little con- tracted. 3. There are no rings on the hoofs. 4. He leans back a little when I turn him round. 5. He goes lamer on hard ground. 6. He resls one of hie front feet when he stands. 7. I can't see any corns or anything else on bis feet. S. He goes lamer down hill. 9. I don'l see any blemish on his legs. Answer—Your horse shows decided symp- toms of navicular disease This is disease of the navicular bone (which is a s i all bone sit- uated in the foot, towards the posterior or back part, between the heels). It acts as a pulley for the perforans tendon to play over, as that tendon passes down the back of the leg, over this (navicular) bone, and is inserted or fastened to the underneath part of the coffin bone. From concussion, caused by fast driving on hard roads, an inflammation is set up in this part and as u result of this inflamma- tion the bone becomes diseased. Navicular disease, when far advanced, is considered in- curable. Soaking the horse's feet daily in warm water softens the hoof and reduces the inflammation and pain, and in that way gives some relief. Leather sole, with tar oakum, also aasists by lessening concussion and keep- ing the sole of the foot soft and springy. Frog pressure assists in expanding the heels. A blister around the coronet may remove the Boreoess temporarily, but it appears again with hard work. Nerving the horse removes the lameness, but does not cure the disease. This operation should be performed by a qualified veterinary
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