740 INDEX OF DISEASES AND REMEDIES 



ACARI continued. 



As parasiticides rub in sulphur, or sulphur iodide ointment, mercury 



oleate, tar oils, stavesacre, or creolin solutions. 

 For dogs aniseed or other volatile oil, wood tar oils, or creolin. 

 For sheep solutions of tar oils, arsenic, tobacco. Separate affected 



from healthy. Narrowly watch suspected. Disinfect premises, racks, 



rubbing posts, etc. 



ACTINOMYCOSIS. 



A disease caused by the ray fungus found on barley and other plants, 

 thence introduced into the bodies of animals, probably through 

 abrasions in the mucous membranes, producing granulomata, 

 nodules or tumours ; found chiefly in the tongue and jawbones of 

 cattle, udder of sows, etc. 

 In early stage excise diseased structures. 

 Scrape and dress with iodine tincture or a mixture of iodine, carbolic 



acid, and glycerin. 

 Administer full doses pot. iodide for a month ; iodopin, or small doses of 



mercury biniodide. 



Precautions to prevent transfer of parasite to man or other animals. 

 Generous diet ; tonics. 



ACIDITY OF STOMACH. 



Pyrosis. Occurs in all animals, notably when under artificial 



conditions. 

 Change of food, which should be digestible, unstimulating, and rather 



restricted in amount. 



Half dose of physic will remove any irritant. 

 Mineral acids, given before or with food. 

 Alkaline bicarbonates as palliatives. 

 Lime water and chalk when diarrhoea present. 

 Magnesia or the carbonate when constipation present. 

 Place a piece of rock salt in horse's manger. 



Conjoin antiseptics with antacids when associated with flatulence. 

 Bismuth and opium, with liquorice when accompanied by irritation. 

 G-entian, nux-vomica, and other bitters when resulting from atony. 

 Silver oxide, tannates, lead acetate, when associated with gastric catarrh. 



ACNE. 



Inflammation of sebaceous follicles and sweat glands, with retention 

 of secretion and eruption of pimples, usually produced in horses by 

 badly fitting or dirty harness. 

 Wash and disinfect skin ; hot fomentations ; water dressing ; alkaline 



solutions, such as saturated solution sodium bicarbonate, borax, 



glycerin and water, or sulphur iodide. Touch each pimple with 



undiluted carbolic acid. 



See to fitting and proper lining of harness ; zinc shield for collar. 

 Sulphur, both locally and internally. Belladonna extract, or Goulard's 



extract relieve local irritation. 

 Salines and arsenic internally in chronic cases. 



AFTER-PAINS. 



Post-partum pains ; Heaving ; Septic metritis. 



Remove foetal membranes and clots from uterus ; raise hind-quarters. 

 Syphon into uterus warm solution of antiseptics and anodynes, or solution 



of carbolic acid, potassium permanganate, or mercuric iodide, with 



belladonna and opium. 



Ergotin hypodermically, if uterus flaccid and dilated. 

 Administer chloroform or chloral, with cannabis indica or belladonna. 

 Morphine and atropine hypodermically in persistent cases. 

 Laxatives and enemata to empty bowels ; remove milk from udder. 

 Disinfect attendants and lambing pens. 



