30 THE VETERINAEIAN 



If due to worms, fast the animal for twenty-four hours 

 and give Barbadoes Aloes, three drams ; Calomel, one 

 dram; Ferri Sulphate, two drams; Antimony Tartrate, 

 two drams. Place in gelatin capsule and give with cap- 

 sule gun. This dose should be repeated in ten days to 

 insure the expulsion of newly hatched worms. 



COLD 



(Nasal Catarrh) 



Cause: Atmospheric changes common in the spring 

 and fall ; animal allowed to chill when standing in a draft, 

 or driven when the system is in a poor condition. It is 

 also produced by inhaling irritating gases, smoke, 

 r drenching through the nose, dusty hay or grain that 

 contains infectious matter. 



Symptoms : Animal is stupid, does not take food very 

 freely, hair stands and looks dusty, throat becomes sore, 

 pulse is not greatly affected. There may be a slight rise 

 of temperature, say 101° F. to 103*=^ F. After a day or 

 two there will be a discharge of mucus from the nostrils 

 which may be offensive to the smell. There is generally 

 an increased flow of urine. The breathing is not much 

 affected. 



Teeatment: Make the animal as comfortable as pos- 

 sible by placing in a clean stall with pure air, but avoid 

 drafts. Blanket if the weather is chilly and give the fol- 

 lowing prescription: Chloride of Potash, two ounces; 

 Nitrate of Potash, four ounces. Mix these well in a pint 

 of Pine Tar and place about one tablespoonf ul of the 

 mixture as far back on the tongue as possible every six 

 hours. Relief is very certain if this treatment is given 

 in the first stages. If not it will become chronic and ter- 

 minate into nasal gleet, or lung complications. 



COUGH 



(Acute and Chronic) 

 As a cough is a symptom of various diseases, these in 

 addition to the cough should be treated. 



