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Remedy. — Slings if unable to stand. Full dose of 

 aloes; salines, laxative clyster injections, and mash diet. 

 Small, repeated doses of alcohol and quinine for prostra- 

 tion. Counter-irritation to spine ; ammonia and soa}:> lini- 

 ments; ice bag to spine. If urine is not passed freely, 

 use catheter. Chloral hydrate and atrophine hypodermic- 

 ally relieve spasms and pain. Also ergotin and atrophine. 

 Iron salts and strychnine for paralysis. (For doses, see 

 pages 13 to 29.) 



HORSE-POX (VARIOLA EQUIN/E), 



Is a specific, contagious fever, depending on a microbe 

 (mite) affecting the skin and mucous surfaces, and pass- 

 ing through papular, vesicular, and pustular stages. Rare. 

 (Dun.) The fever is mild — continued or intermittent — 

 and tends to self-cure. 



Remedy. — Salines; antiseptics internally, cooling, lax- 

 ative diet. Borax and sulphurous acid solutions abate 

 irritation of aphtha? (roundish, pearl-colored vesicles) in 

 mouth and throat. Lead subacetate solution, with glyc- 

 erine and water, relieve skin eruptions. Isolate and dis- 

 infect. (For doses, see pages 13 to 29.) 



DIPHTHERIA 



Is a specific fever, characterized by inflammation of the 

 throat, accompanied by exudation and softening of mucous 

 surfaces. Contagious. Affects horses and dogs occasion- 

 ally. 



Remedy. — Ice sucked. Spray with chlorine, iodine, 

 iodoform solutions. Ferric chloride tincture, internally 

 and locally. Electuaries of boro-glycerine or glycerine of 

 carbolic acid; belladonna electuaries relieve congestive 

 stage. Sodium sulphites and hyposulphites and sulpho- 

 carbolates internally and locally. Salicylic acid and pilo- 

 carpine aid in dissolving false membrane. Soft, nutritive 

 food ; eggs, beef tea, alcohol. For doses, see pages 13 to 



