PKESCRIPTIONS USED IN CANINE PRACTICE. 



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PRESCRIPTIONS USED IN CANINE PRACTICE. 



B 



ASTHMA. 



. Pulveris ipecacuanhas, 



Pulveris opii aa gr 



Pulveris glycyrrhizae ra- 



dicia gr 



Pulveris rhei gr. 



Misce et fiant pilulse, No. xxiv 

 Sig. : One pill night and morning. 



TJ- 



XXIV. 



xij. 



ASTHMA. 



5 . Potassii iodidi 3 ij. 



Spiritus ammoniae aroraatici. . § j. 

 Tincturaj quassiae, 



Aquae aa^ ij. 



Misce. 



Sig. : 3 j. t. i. d. 



May be used during and between the 

 attacks. 



STOMACH WORMS. 



R 



. Santonini, 



Hydrargyri chloridi mitis . aa gr. iij . 



Misce et fiant piluhe, No. vj. 



Sig. : Give one each morning till two 

 or three pills have been given. 



Dose varies from half a pill to three 

 pills, according to size and age of pup. 



HEMORRHOIDS. 



i . Pulveris opii 3ij. 



. Acidi tannici 3 iss. 



Unguenti zinci | iij. 



Misce et fiat unguentum. 



Sig. : Apply once or twice a day. 



COLIC. 



5 . Extracti cannabis Indicse flu- 



if'i 3 j. 



Spiritus chloroformi 3 ij. 



Acidi hydrocyanici diluti . . . . 3 ss. 



Acaciae pulveris | ss. 



Aquae q. s. ad § ij. 



Alisce et fiat emulsura. 



Sig. : 3 j. in water, repeated till pain 

 is relieved. 



Good where colics are caused by in- 

 digestible food. 



RACHITIS. 



Q. Calcii phosphatis, 



Ferri phospliatis aa gr. xxxvj. 



Misce et fiant pulveres, No. xij. 



Sig. : One powder night and morn- 

 ing. 



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OTITIS. 



Acidi carbolici, 



Zinci sulphatis, 



Plumbi acetatis aa gr. x. 



Aquae destillataj f 1 vii j . 



Misce et fiat solutio. 

 Sig. : Inject twice a day. 

 Good, especially where the discharge 

 is offensive. 



IRITIS— KERATITIS. 



Q. Atropinae sulphatis gr. ij. 



Glycerini gtt. v. 



AquiC rosae § j. 



Misce et fiat collyrium. 

 Sig. : Few drops in eye two or three 

 times a day. 



TONIC IN DYSPEPSIA. 



R 



Pulveris calumbae, 



Zingiberis radicis pulveris. .aa3 j. 

 Misce et fiant pulveres, No. vj. 

 Sig. : One in molasses or syrup three 

 times a day. 



INDIGESTION POWDERS. 



3 . Bisrauthi subnitratis 3 ij. 



Pepsini 3 j- 



Misce et fiant pulveres, No. xij. 



Sig. : One on tongue every two or 

 three hours. 



Good where food is vomited ; best 

 given after eating. 



CONSTIPATION. 



R . Olei ricini ^ iss. 



Syrupi rliainni cathartici. . • . | j- 



Syrupi papaveris | ss. 



Misce. 



Sig. : Half to two ounces (repeated 

 if necessary), according to size of dog, 

 etc. 



