General [General]
This disease is of frequent occurrence, where proper care is not taken as regards cleanliness, by allowing the horse to be continually standing on moist litter or in his dung whereby the frog becomes soft and tender, and there is a discharge of foetid pus and matter from the cleft of the frog. For the cure of this disease cleanliness is requisite and to place the animal upon a dry or sandy bottom.
REMEDIES: Tincture sulphuris, Phosphoric acid, Squilla and Arsenicum.
Tincture sulphuris [Sul-ac] Tincture sulphuris
is considered almost specific for this disease.
Dose. Six drops night and morning until better.
Phosphoric acid [Ph-ac]
Phosphoric acid is useful especially if the preceding remedy has been of little benefit.
Dose. The same as of Tincture Sulphur.
Squilla [Squil]
Squilla, if there is fever or inflammation of the parts.
Dose. Four drops twice a day until the inflammation is subdued.
Arsenicum [Ars]
Arsenicum, if the discharge is very foetid, and there is lameness, the foot very hot and painful.
Dose. Six drops three times a day.
