104 PINK EYE. 



TREATMENT. The patient should have the bene- 

 fit of a pure atmosphere the more elevated, pure, 

 and uncontaminatecl, the better to arrest blood de- 

 terioration and be covered according to the temper- 

 ature of the stable and season. The limbs may be 

 rubbed and clothed if cold, but not rubbed if they 

 are hot and feverish. In the febrile stage the natu- 

 ral covering is sufficient Fat horses need but 

 trifling food, and bran mashes, scalded spout feed, 

 or green food in moderation are best until the turn 

 of the disease. 



Give with the first indication of the disease, the 

 SPECIFIC A A, for INFLAMMATION, which repeat at 

 intervals of three hours, in doses of fifteen drops. 

 This may be continued one, two or more days, so 

 long as the pulse is quick, mouth hot, or general 

 fever, or swelled reddish eyes. When, how- 

 ever, the throat is found to be sore, glands 

 under the jaws swelled or tender on pressure, or there 

 is a discharge from the nose, the SPECIFIC C C for 

 DISTEMPER, is more appropriate, and should be sub- 

 stituted for the A A, and be given at the same doses 

 and intervals. If, however, there is yet with the 

 above, *tfever and heat, the two Specifics may be 

 given alternately first A A, then C C, at intervals 

 of three hours between the doses. 



After the legs and sheath have begun to swell, the 

 SPECIFIC H H for DROPSY is in order, and should be 

 given to rouse into activity the urinary secretion, and 

 so reduce the swelling. Give then the SPECIFIC H 

 H, every three hours, in alternation with the C C, 

 and so continue until the disease is arrested and the 



