Fly larvae in the wound had to be removed. Strains Bath with diluted Tincture of Arnica 2 or 3 times a day. Bind a cord around the other leg above the hock. Bath with Laudanum mixed with 3 times its quantity of water. Laudanum will relax the eye.
Calomel is a mercury and chloride compound, usually a purgative and antiseptic.
In Founder Give 20 to 30 drops of tincture of aconite to allay the fever. Founder, laminitis, is inflammation of the sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse. Aconite, also called monkshood and wolfsbane, was once used by the Chinese as a poison on the tips of their arrows. In proper dosage, it is a fever reducer, sedative, and pain killer. The penetrating oil suggested here is not the kind we loosen rusty bolts with, but linseed oil or turpentine.