744 INDEX OF DISEASES AND REMEDIES 



ASTHMA continued. 



. Belladonna, sometimes with eucalyptus, internally or inhaled. 

 Alkalies, amm. chloride, pot. iodide ; inhalations of sulphur fumes when 



associated with dry bronchial catarrh. 

 Oil of turpentine, asafoetida, benzoin, eucalyptus oil when discharges 



profuse. 



Strychnine internally or hypodermically when respiratory centre weak. 

 Acids and arsenic when complicated with gastric derangement. 

 Occasional dressing of throat with stimulant embrocation, especially in 



old dogs with severe bronchial symptoms. 

 Regular digestible, rather concentrated, diet ; exercise. 



ATHEROMA. 



Degeneration of arteries, with calcification. Not common in lower 



animals. 



Avoid over-exertion ; prescribe digestible oleaginous diet. 

 Iron salts, phosphates, Easton's syrup in debilitated patients. 

 Phosphorus in small doses where brain vessels implicated. 



ATROPHY. 



Wasting ; Emaciation. Results from imperfect nutrition, nervous 



lesion, pressure, disease, or inaction. 

 Suitable diet ; fitting use of wasted part ; tonics, arsenic, and strychnine 



internally. 



Friction, massage, electricity locally. Counter-irritation, 

 luunction of oil, cantharides, or mercuric iodide in muscular atrophy. 



AZOTURIA. See H^MOGLOBINURIA. 



BALANITIS. 



Inflammation of the glans of penis. Common in dogs ; contagious. 



Penis withdrawn, examined, cleansed, and dressed with astringent. 



Injection of sheath with mild astringent daily for a week. Zinc chlor. 

 grs. ij. to grs. iv. in an ounce of water ; solution of hydrogen peroxide. 



Any fungoid or vascular formations scraped or cut off. 



In persistent cases horse or bull must be cast and secured, thorough 

 examination made ; inflamed, ulcerated, or fungoid surfaces cauterised 

 or dressed with silver nitrate solution containing grs. x. to the ounce 

 of distilled water ; or douched with 2| per cent. sol. of lysol. 



Zinc sulphate or lead acetate injections repeated daily. 



Perfect rest, dose of physic, laxative diet. 



BARRENNESS. STERILITY. 



Congenital, sometimes from hermaphrodism. Also caused by disease 

 of organs of generation and faulty general health, with acid or septic 

 vaginal discharges. (See Vaginitis.) 



Improve condition of debilitated by diet and tonics. Wash out and 

 disinfect vagina ; vaginal injections of yeast, one cake in a quart of 

 tepid water. 

 Dilatation of os uteri if it be constricted ; change male. Artificial 



insemination may be tried. 

 Alteratives; pot. iodide; yohimbine ; or phosphorus and damiana in 



small doses. 

 Gradual lowering of fat plethoric subjects. 



BITES OF INSECTS. 



Ammonia or pot. bicarbonate solution. Eucalyptus oil. 



Creolin, carbolic acid, prussic acid, chloroform, cold water dressings. 



BLACK- LEG or BLACK QUARTER. 



Quarter evil. Consists in phlegmonous, emphysematous swellings, 

 usually about the hind-quarters, occasionally on the shoulders, 

 neck, or fore-quarters, caused by the Black-quarter bacillus. Cattle, 

 sheep, goats, and rabbits are readily inoculated ; the horse, ass, 



