INDEX OF DISEASES AND REMEDIES 747 



BRONCHIAL CROUP. ' Fat stock show disease. ' 



Fibrinous exudation on tracheal and bronchial mucous membrane. 

 Frequent in cattle and sheep, and in other animals which have 

 breathed smoke and hot air, especially during fogs. 

 Rapid progress renders treatment nearly hopeless. 

 Inhalation of vapour medicated with phenols, terebene, eucalyptus oil, 



or amm. chloride. Fresh air. 

 Apomorphine in carnivora. 

 Tracheotomy essential to prevent asphyxia. 



BRONCHIAL FILARI.E. See WORMS. 



BRONCHITIS, ACUTE. 



Inflammation of mucous membrane lining bronchi. Sometimes extends 

 into the bronchioles, alveoli, and lung parenchyma. Horses and 

 dogs attacked more frequently than cattle or sheep. Usually 

 classified as (1) Acute ; (2) Croupous ; (3) Chronic ; (4) Verminous. 

 Place horse in comfortable box, 60 to 65 Fahr., cool, pure air to 

 breathe ; body and limbs clothed. 



Inhalation of watery vapour from steam-kettle, large mashes, or 

 buckets of boiling water promote exudation in dry stage. 



Inhalation, medicated as required by antiseptics, anodynes, or ex- 

 pectorants. 



Fomentations and mustard to throat and sides. 



Salines in drinking water, and antifebrin or antipyrine relieve fever. 



Aconite, a few doses early in robust subjects, where symptoms acute. 



Ammonium acetate solution, ipecacuanha, and squill while membrane 

 dry and congested. 



Apomorphine, pilocarpine, benzoic acid, eucalyptus oil, terebene, mineral 

 acids dimmish excessive secretion. 



Soap liniment and laudanum rubbed into throat and down neck twice 

 daily relieve difficult breathing, especially when secretion excessive. 



Belladonna eases cough, conjoined with camphor, ether, or chloral 

 hydrate, and in debilitated patients with small repeated doses of 

 alcohol. 



Electuaries or gargles of opium, chloral hydrate, with glycerin and 

 liquorice, also relieve cough. Pot. chlorate and amm. chloride promote 

 fluid secretion. Lobelia and opium where there is much discharge and 

 paroxysms of cough. 



Ammonium carbonate when mucus abundant and viscid, and patient low. 



Mash and milk diet ; regulate bowels if possible by enemata ; cathartics 

 dangerous in horses. 



For dogs, emetic in early stage ; apomorphine, ipecacuanha, and anti- 

 monial wine, where membrane dry and congested and fever high ; in 

 weakly subjects and advanced stages, bronchi cleared by emesis pro- 

 duced by ipecacuanha, squill, and ammonium carbonate ; milk and 

 flesh diet. 

 BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC. 



Frequently follows acute attacks. Sometimes of verminous origin. 

 See WORMS and HOOSE. 



Equable temperature ; pure fresh air ; comfortable clothing which must 

 be removed and patient wisped over night and morning. 



Salines, with or without mercurials, relieve congestion and fever. 



Terebene and eucalyptus oil as stimulants of bronchial secretion. 



Belladonna, balsams, and mineral acids diminish excessive secretion. 



Ammonium carbonate and chloride useful where secretion viscid and 

 irritating. 



Belladonna and ether stimulate respiratory and cardiac centres. 



Chloroform, chloral, and opium abate cough. 



Mustard and other counter-irritants, carefully used, lessen congestion, 



irritation, and cough, 

 Soap liniment, with or without laudanum, frequently relieves cough. 



