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DOMESTIC ANIMALS— MEDICINES FOR. 



HORSE, Febrifuges— Generally called 

 fever medicines, are given to allay the 

 arterial and nervous excitements which 

 accompany febrile action. They do this 

 partly by their agency on the heart and 

 arteries through the nervous system, and 

 partly by increasing the secretions of the 

 skin and kidneys. 



1. Fever Ball— 



Nitre. 4 drachms. 



Camphor l% drachm. 



Calomel and Opium, of each .... I scruple. 

 Linseed meal as above. Or, 

 Another — 



Emetic Tartar i}£ to 2 drachms. 



Compound Powder of Trag- 



acanth 2 drachms. 



Linseed meal and water enough to form a ball. 

 Or, 

 Another— 



Nitre.... 3 drachms. 



Camphor 2 drachms. 



Mix as above. 



2. Cooling Powder for Mash — 



Nitre 6 drachms to I ounce. 



May be given in a bran mash. 



3. Cooling Drench — 



Nitre ....I ounce. 



Sweet Spirit of Nitre 2 ounces. 



Tincture of Digitalis 2 drachms. 



Whey I pint. 



HORSE, Lotions or Washes — Consist 

 in liquids applied to the external parts, 

 either to cool them or to produce a 

 healthy action in the vessels. 



1. Cooling Solution for External Inflam- 

 mation — 



Goulard Extract.... I ounce. 



Vinegar ....... .2 ounces. 



Spirits of Wine, or Gin 3 ounces. 



Water \%. pint. 



Mix, and apply with a calico bandage. 



2. Another, Useful for Inflamed Legs, or 

 for Galled Shoulders or Back — 



Sal Ammoniac..... I ounce. 



Vinegar ..4 ounces. 



Spirits of Wine. .............. .2 ounces. 



Tincture of Arnica. ...... ......2 drachms. 



Water . ...... ...... ...... *4 pint. 



Mix. 



3. Lotion for Foul Ulcers — 



Sulphate of Copper . . . . 1 ounce. 



Nitric Acid...... .... ......}£ ounce. 



Water 8 to 12 ounces. 



Mix. 



4. Lotion for the Eyes— 



Sulphate of Zinc 20 to 25 grains. 



Water ........6 ounces. 



Mix. 



5. Very Strong One, and only to be drop- 

 fed in — 



Nitrate of Silver..... 5 to 8 grains. 



Distilled Water I ounce. 



Mix, and use with a camel-hair brush. 



HORSE) Narcotics. — A distinction is 

 sometimes made between anodynes and 



narcotics, but in veterinary medicine there 

 is no necessity for separating them. (See 

 Anodynes.) 



HORSE, Refrigerants — Lower the 



animal heat by contact with the skin, the 

 ordinary ones being cold air, cold water, 

 ice, and evaporative lotions. (See Lo- 

 tions.) 



HORSE, Sedatives — Depress the ac- 

 tion of the circulatory and nervous sys- 

 tems, without affecting the mental func- 

 tions. They are very powerful in their 

 effects ; and digitalis, which is the drug 

 commonly used for this purpose, has a 

 special quality known by the name of cu- 

 mulative ; that is to say, if repeated, small 

 doses are given at intervals for a certain 

 time, an effect is produced almost equal 

 to that which would follow the exhibition 

 of the whole quantity at once. Besides 

 digitalis, aconite is also sometimes used 

 to lower the action of the heart, and by 

 many it is supposed to be equal in poten- 

 cy to that drug, without the danger 

 which always attends its use. 



HORSE, Stimulants. — By this term 

 is understood those substances which ex- 

 cite the action of the whole nervous and 

 vascular systems; almost all medicines 

 are stimulants to some part or other, as y 

 for instance, aperients, which stimulate 

 the lining of the bowels, but to the gener- 

 al system are lowering. On the other 

 hand, stimulants, so called par excellence,. 

 excite and raise the action of the brain 

 and heart. 



Old Ale I quart. 



Carbonate of Ammonia %. to 2 drachms. 



Tincture of Ginger 4 drachms. 



Mix and give as a drench. 



For other stimulants, see Cordials. 



HORSE, Stomachics. — Stomachics are 

 medicines given to improve the tone of 

 the stomach, when impaired by bad man- 

 agement or disease. 



Stomachic Ball — 



Powdered Gentian )& ounce. 



Powdered Ginger. \%, drachms. 



Carbonate of Soda. I drachm. 



Treacle to form a ball ; or 

 Another — 



Cascarilla, powdered. I ounce. 



Myrrh. . — - — . 1% drachm. 



Castile Soap.... ...I drachm. 



Mix with syrup or treacle, into a ball ; or 



Another — 



Powdered Colombo /£ to 1 ounce. 



Powdered Cassia ....I drachm. 



Powdered Rhubarb . . 2 draclims. 



Mix as in second part of No. t . 



