. The diseases of animals; a book of brief and popular advice on the care and the common ailments of farm animals. Veterinary medicine; Domestic animals. 102 The Diseases of Animals In most cases cracks in the walls of the hoof are due to a dry, weakened condition of the walls. Severe exertion, especially fast work on hard roads, tends to split the hoof. Cracks may also be caused by an injury to the coronet, where the horny wall is secreted; this interferes with the growth of horn, and a crack results. Excessive growth of the wall in unshod horses may cause cracks. Quarter-crack may cause seve
. The diseases of animals; a book of brief and popular advice on the care and the common ailments of farm animals. Veterinary medicine; Domestic animals. 102 The Diseases of Animals In most cases cracks in the walls of the hoof are due to a dry, weakened condition of the walls. Severe exertion, especially fast work on hard roads, tends to split the hoof. Cracks may also be caused by an injury to the coronet, where the horny wall is secreted; this interferes with the growth of horn, and a crack results. Excessive growth of the wall in unshod horses may cause cracks. Quarter-crack may cause severe lameness. The hoof spreads as the animal steps on it and the soft tissues are often pinched in the crack as the foot is picked up and the crack closes, thus causing the parts to bleed. Sand and gravel may get into the crack and cause trouble, or "proud flesh" may form that interferes with the heal- ing. In some cases there is no lameness, and unscrupulous horse- traders sometimes hide the cracks Fie. 25. Quarter-crack ^y fluing ^ith soap, in Order to closed by nails. .. „ , ^ dispose of the horse. The crack is to be neatly cleaned out; if "proud flesh" exists, it is to be destroyed with a caustic, antiseptics applied to the crack, and then pine tar, to keep out dirt and assist in healing. The crack should be drawn together by a shoeing nail driven across the crack, drawn tightly together and clinched (Fig. 25). It may be necessary to drill the holes for the nails, but in most cases a good shoeing smith can drive them. Small clips are made for this purpose, which can be fitted into grooves on each side of the crack, and closed by large. 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 Mayo, Nelson Slater, 1866-. New York, Macmillan; London, Macmillan
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