Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-23

in too cold place, is liable to chill and
checking of the circulation Of the legs.
For this reason 1t is well to bandage the legs
OF horses at night IN cold weather. A
horse may be ioundered by standing on cold
lay, for contracted feet, when il he been
put on floor well covered with litter, he
would have been all right. OF course
common cause is allowing horse to drink
cold water freely when much heated. In
early cases OF founder the sovereign remedy
is sWeGfing. There are horse dealers who
make practice of looking up and buying at
low figures newly-toundered horses. which
they cure by sweating them and sell at good
figures, To aid perspiration. acOnitc may
be administered, in dose ola drachm to
half a pail OF water. Let the horse drink
tcpld water freely. Warm water is itself
promoter of perspiratiOn. Cold water
has the contrary effect except. that in some
cases. when the horse is greatly heated and
yet the sweat Will not start, quart or
two Of cold water will lower the tempera.
turo and start the perspiration. Ii has
been found in some eases that letting Il
fOundered horse stand in a pond OF warm
water, has been beneficial. the tepid water
opening the pores and answering the pur
pose OF sweat. After the ILLUMINATION
has continued till oxidation Of pus takes
place, the matter accumulates between
the hoof and the bone. Pressing
downwaris towards the toe, the accumula-
ton OF matter in time actually presses the
bone back. 10 this stage, by saving right into
the toe of the hOuf, a means OF escape Is al
forded to the pus, and it will work out.
| If not discharged in any other way,
the matter will finally work chan
mel to the rear. Its presence may
/ l.. 60, al
| ling at the heel. and by cutting III
and opening, the matter may discharged.
If not discharged in some q, 1t In some
cases has been known to RESI- IN CASTS oil
incurable thrush.
In time, it the pus has no y 8 OF escape,
it breaks down and become inspl SEATED
| The thicker part Of it becomes semi-solid
and then graduated. At last the horse
gets better and seems 10 have recovered !;
but when tbs blacksmith Comes to pare the
hoof be finds chalky deposit inside the
outer horn Of the boot. This il the result
of calcareOus degeneration Of the tissues.
and is called by the blscksmlths, 'secdy toe.
In some cases a horse placed in moist
pasture, or having his feet kept on moist
earth in the stable, will become cured oil
founder by means Of the growth OF new
horn.
An important aid to q cure when the
horses foot is in the subacute stage OF this
disease. passing into the chronic, may be
rendered by proper shOelng. la this stage,
tho pressure on the lore part of the
bore makes it painful for the horse to
strike the toe. The tendency, therefore, Is
TO raise the toe aud to strike the ground
with the heel. To help him, shoe
him with shoe having high toe calk and
no heel calks. This saves great deal oi the
strain on the ligaments OccasiUned by the
effJrt to keep the toe raised. and conduccs
to the comfort and cure OF the animal. A
foundered horse, SO shod, may be made use
ful Tor years.
As the dlsease continues, with constant
formation of matter in the lamir e and in
contact with the bone Of the foot, Ia time
absorption OF the bone takes place. The
outer portion becomes absorbed or, a II
were. eaten away, till in extreme eases hall
or more of its substance is gone. In brief
the process in founder is first, congestion
second, exuiati1n third, suppuration, or
formation of pus; fourth, calcareous de-
generation: fifth, absorption OF the bone.
Horses with loose jointed feet, and long
haired fetlocks to hold water. are most la
bic to become iourderCd. A horse with a
snug, well made foot. set on tight, and with
short haired fetl0ek and an oblique pas
tern, is less liable to founder.