64 AGRICULTURE. 



When not specified, the doses given apply to a full-grown 

 horse of medium size. Dose for the ox, from i^ to 2 parts; 

 sheep, ^ to ^ part. Animals of a nervous temperament are 

 usually more susceptible to the action of drugs. 



No agent should be given until sufficiently diluted to 

 prevent irritation of the mouth, and irritants that will not 

 mix with water (turpentine, etc.) should be given in linseed 

 oil, milk, or eggs, after being thoroughly mixed. 



Raw Linseed Oil. — Dose : Horse, one half-pint to one 

 quart. Laxative in small doses, purgative in large. Not 

 so active as castor oil. A valuable laxative in young and 

 delicate animals. For calves and lambs it is more gentle 

 and safer than salts. In adults it is the best laxative to 

 use where there is an irritable condition of the bowels, and 

 in all febrile diseases where a laxative is needed. In im- 

 paction of the bowels a pint may be given two or three 

 times daily until relieved, supplemented by warm-water 

 injections every two hours. Valuable in cases of choking 

 on account of its lubricating qualities. 



Castor Oil. — Causes more griping and nausea than lin- 

 seed oil and is more certain in its action. Used chiefly as a 

 laxative for calves, foals, sheep, swine, and dogs. 



Useful in diarrhoea of calves and other young animals 

 when the discharges are bright yellow and irritating. 

 Dose for a calf, from i to 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Epsom Salts. — For cattle this is the purgative in most 

 frequent and general use. Adult cattle take from i lb. to i^ 

 lbs. In small doses in febrile diseases it lowers the tem- 

 perature, improves the appetite, and helps to maintain a 

 healthy and regular action of the bowels. Epsom salts is 

 one of the best antidotes for lead poisoning. When used 

 as a purgative, give from i to 2 oz. ginger with the salts. 



Oil of Turpentine (Spts. Turpentine). — Dose : Horse, 

 ^ to I oz. Very irritating to the mucous membrane, and when 

 used internally should be given in oil or some bland fluid. 

 Stimulant and anti-spasmodic. One of the most useful 

 remedies in flatulent colic in the horse, and hoven or bloat 

 in the ox. Also used to kill and expel intestinal worms. 

 When used for this purpose, it is given after fasting in 



