Muscular Atrophy. 



Muscular atrophy usually comes to the attention 

 of veterinarians as a secondary affection, following 

 laminitis, injuries, azoturia or as the result of pro- 

 longed lameness in one or more limbs. Cases of 

 muscular atrophy from central brain or spinal cord 

 lesions are almost unknown in veterinary patients. 



For all cases of confirmed muscular atrophy, 

 whether accompanied by lameness or not, we have in 

 turpentine a panacea. 



It is of importance to select only cases in which 

 the inflammatory process in the muscle itself has sub- 

 sided. In other words, atrophy must be confirmed 

 and all evidence of inflammation must have disap- 

 peared before applying this remedy. 



For this condition we use the rectified oil of tur- 

 pentine, injecting it subcutaneously with a hypoder- 

 mic syringe at several places in the upper half of the 

 atrophied area. About five minims at each place are 

 sufficient if the rectified oil is used, and at least one 

 injection should be made at the extreme upper border 

 of the affected area. 



In high-strung animals, it produces considerable 

 irritation and they may paw violently for eight or ten 

 hours, at the end of which time the area is immensely 

 tumefied. 



