The stock owner's adviser; the breeding, rearing, management, diseases and treatment of domestic animals . state. When a thin pellicle ofhorn has formed, gentle pressure, by means of tow dipped in tar,should be used. The animal should be given a dose of aloes,followed with a half ounce of nitrate of potash and an ounce ofsweet spirits of nitre. This requires, under favorable circum-stances, a period of two months. QUITTOR, A fistulous opening at the upper portion of the hoof, extendingdown between the sensitive and the insensitive lamina. It isgenerally caused by treads, pricks in shoeing, sup
The stock owner's adviser; the breeding, rearing, management, diseases and treatment of domestic animals . state. When a thin pellicle ofhorn has formed, gentle pressure, by means of tow dipped in tar,should be used. The animal should be given a dose of aloes,followed with a half ounce of nitrate of potash and an ounce ofsweet spirits of nitre. This requires, under favorable circum-stances, a period of two months. QUITTOR, A fistulous opening at the upper portion of the hoof, extendingdown between the sensitive and the insensitive lamina. It isgenerally caused by treads, pricks in shoeing, suppurating corns,or any other injury calculated to excite the suppurative actionwithin the foot. Symptoms.—Lameness, a hard swelling in the region of thecoronet, the softening and discharge of pus. A sinus is formed, 238 THE STOCK OWAEK S ADVISER. and the wound shows no disposition to heal. Sometimes it ex-tends, involving the whole coronary substance, presenting anumber of openings. Treatment.—It is very difficult to treat. If caused by acorn or a prick, an opening must be made in the sole, and the. Fig. 67—Foot Lameness. pus allowed to escape. This, along with poultices for a few days,wdth a blister to the coronet, will often be sufficient. Wherethere is no communication existing between the wound and soleof the foot, the sinus must be layed open, the knife inserted inthe sinus, and cut throughout its entire length. A strong solu-tion of bichloride of mercury, two drachms of mercury to anounce of water, should be injected. Poultices should now beapplied for a few days. Dressings of undiluted carbolic acid, arebeneficial. When quittor involves the lateral cartilages, the horse mustbe cast, and an incision made at the junction of the horny walland coronary substance, immediately below the seat of disease,and folded upward in the form of a flap. The diseased portions DISEASES OF THE FEET. 239 should be carefully removed witli the knife and the skin broughtback to its origina
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