M o perscd : but, if it shoul ' -.) state of Buppuration, it must be lanced in the softj low ej part with
- i (bin, but iron, to give win to
tho matter; an t tin n covered a planter mail' of the follow ointment : JTake < qual pari turp< ntiue, d er-snet, and . carefully over a slow fire. The vise of tbis salve sli.>u d be ( i . i is pi in I , an unnatural cunt, a tion of a b 1 r $' N hoof, on the inji and at the heel, so that the skin appears togi'ow over the bonf. It s ( asily disco* ered by the quent halting of the horse, and the ho. low sound of the di- asi d hoof: it arises from various cansgs, such as keeping him too dry in the stable. ; an injudicious method of Shoeing ; paring ti:e soles as often as the anim.il is shed, e-:c. As this malady always approaches gradually, it may be relieved at the commencement of every stage, or species of it, by proper manage- ment; but, if it become invete- rate, no art whatever can effec- tually remove it. The first species proceeds, in general, from the injudicious use of concave shoes, or from paring and hollowing out the sole and binders as often as the shoes are renewed. Hence, the heels be- come so thin, that the crust at the extremity may be forced into con- tact by the slightest pressure ; the contraction of the hoof at length becomes general, and incurable. The only remedy in this case is, to keep the hoofs cool and moist, ne c.r to suffer them to be greased, or the soks to be pared, and to only flat, narrow, and open- .. i d shoes. Thus the stricture MOO [ 475 on the heels and frog will be in V< d, the anihi i! affected considerably relieved, and th so tar pal- him to walk With more limn.. In the second stage of this eil. the ci M -i at me coronet become* • ted ; the annular ligament compressed ; and th hoof acquires hape of a bell ; the consei- v. hich is lameness. With . to cure this, Tvlr. Gibson proposes to trace several lines on ) irl of th'- hoof u itli a nifi ilrn< >• it to the quick, from I t dov* n to its basis, and then to turn the animal out to gfass : oii'.iT advise, aft< r this ope- ration is performed, to .your the heels tf'u'f, hy means of a screwed shoe. A third method is, to draw the sole, and divide tiie fleshy substance of the frog with a knife, keeping it likewise separated by the screwed shoe. In recent con- tractions, either of these methods may be applied, and if dexterously managed, they will afford consi- derable relief. The last species is a contraction of one, or frequently of both heels, mjlat feet, from the use of con- cave shoes, &c. The best remedy in this case is, to lay aside such im- proper shoes ; to pare or rasp to the quick the whole contracted quarter of the crust near the heel, but without drawing blood : a tar- red shoe is then lo be put on, so as make the bar of the shoe press up- on the frog ; the hoof should be kept moist, and the diseased ani- mal turned out to grass. Thus the stricture of the hoof will gracually disappear, the contracted part ex- pand, and a new hoof grow from the coronet downwards, that will apquiw
