FOUNDER, also called LAMINITIS, consists of inflammation of the vascular sensitive laminae of the horse's foot. It is rarely met with in cattle or sheep, owing to the cor responding structures being in them greatly less developed. Occasionally, the lamina: are strained from severe exertion; more frequently, they suffer from the morbid effects of cold, which is especially injurious after the excitement and exhaustion of labor. Very commonly, also, they become inflamed from their close sympathy with diseases of the digestive organs,.often following engorgement of the stomach, or inflammation of the bowels. All four feet are sometimes affected, more usually the fore ones only. They arc hot and tender; the animal stands as much as possible upon his heels; trembles and groans when moved; and is in a state of acute fever and pain. Except when following superpurgation or internal disease, bleeding is useful. The shoes must at once be removed, and the toes, if long, reduced, but no further rasping or cutting is permissi ble. The feet must be enveloped in hot bran poultices, and kept off the bard ground
by a plentiful supply of short litter. Soap and water clysters, repeated if necessary every hour, usually suffice to open the bowels, which are very irritable, and physic, if required, must therefore be used with extreme caution. Two drams of aloes is an ample dose in founder. Have the strain taken off the inflamed laming by getting the animal, if possible, to lie down, or, where this is impracticable, by slinging him. When the inflammation continues so long that serum and lymph arc poured out between the sensitive and horny laminte, they must have free exit provided, by making an opening through the toe with a small drawing-knife. This may prevent the plonked and dis limed feet that arc apt to follow severe and repeated attacks. After the acute symp toms pass, cold applications to the feet, and a mild blister round the coronet, help to