38 DISEASES OF THE TRACHEA 



expectorant formulae should be used to stimulate the secre- 

 tion of the mucous membrane, as 



R Ammonii chloridi 5.0 



Extract, glycyrrhizae . 10.0 



Aquae 150.0 



Misce et fiat solutio. 



Sig. Give a teaspoonful three times a day. 



or 



J$ Apomorphini hydrochlorati . 02 



Acidi hydrochlorati 1 . 00 



Aquae distillata 150.00 



Misce et fiat solutio. 



Sig. Give a teaspoonful four times a day. 



When severe cough is present, sedatives should be given 

 to reduce the irritation to the nerve endings in the mucous 

 membrane, in the following formula: 



Ifc Morphini sulphatis 0.2 



Aquae amygdalae amarse 20.0 



Aquae 150.0 



Misce et fiat solutio. 



Sig. Give teaspoonful every three hours. 



Counterirritants (oil of mustard and glycerin 1-20) may be 

 applied to the walls of the thorax to stimulate the enervation 

 and circulation in the trachea and bronchi. 



Inhalations of antiseptics and stimulants (oil of turpen- 

 tine, oil of tar, creolin, etc.) may be used. These are best 

 administered by adding them to hot water and allowing the 

 animal to inhale the vapor. 



In the treatment of this disease the predisposing causes 

 should be considered more than the infection as antiseptics 

 cannot be applied to produce thorough antiseptic action on 

 the mucous membrane. 



BRONCHIAL CATARRH OF BIRDS. 



Bronchitis. 



Definition. An acute or chronic inflammatory condition 

 of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes. 



