Treatmeut. 851 



Of the medicinal agents iron is first to be considered. The 

 selection of the iron preparations is considerably influenced 

 by its price, otherwise the iron preparation should be adminis- 

 tered for a long time and in not too small doses. Of the 

 numerous preparations employed Ferrum pulveratum (2-5 gm. 

 for large animals, 0.5-1.0 gm. for sheep, 0.02-0.1 gm. for dogs, 

 should be given for a dose three times a day), Ferrum sulfuricum 

 (in same doses) may be mentioned. It is advisable to administer 

 both with stomachics and salines. For drinking water the 

 water in which the red hot pieces of iron are cooled in black- 

 smith shops, may be given. For small animals Ferrum hydr. 

 reductum (0.005-0.01 g-m. with sugar in powder), Ferr. lacticum 

 (0.02-0.1 gm.), or Tinct. Ferri pomati (10-20 drops), are suita- 

 ble. In the presence of inappetence a small quantity of hydro- 

 chloric acid should be added to the drinking water. Arsenic 

 (of Fowler's solution 10-30 gm. for large animals, 2-10 drops 

 for small; 0.1-0.3 gni. or 0.001-0.005 g-m. of the arsenious acid) 

 may also be administered, as according to experience it aids 

 metabolism. In small animals the Tablettae ferri peptonati 

 cum arseno sec. Bleyer may be conveniently administered (daily 

 1 to 3 tablets). Evers treats anemia with Damholid (100 gm. 

 of a fresh solution subcutaneously for large animals, for small 

 animals the same amount per os). 



Literature, Arloing, C. E., 1892. 776. — Berger, B. Mt., 1902. 8. — 

 Braaseh, Monh., 1891. II. 59. — Carre & Bigoteau, Eev. gen., 1908. XI. 433. — 

 Corn, B. t. W., 1906. 433. — Dralle, A. f. Tk., 1886. XII. 71. — Evers, B. t. W., 

 1905. 201. — Flatten, Ibid., 1906. 697 — Frick, D. t. W., 1904. 253. — Guittard, 

 Pr. vet., 1897. 32. — Hildebrandt, Pr. Mt., 1857/58. 114; 1858/59. 120. — Jost, 

 Ibid., 1857/58. 114. — Petzold, S. B., 1863. 86. — Pflug, W. f. Tk., 1857. 413. — 

 Plate, B t. W., 1906, 713. — Pr. Vb., 1902. II. 34. — Werner, W. f. Tk., 1897. 

 186. — Wetzl, Klinische Blutuntersuchungen, Diss. Budapest 1908. 



2. Infectious Anemia of Horses. Anaemia Infectiosa Equorum. 



{Sivamp fever of horses, Malarial fever of the horse, River 



bottom disease, Loin distemper; Infektiose Blutarmut der 



Pferde [German']; Anemie infectieuse, Anemie per- 



nicieuse, Typho-anemie infectieuse du cheval 



[Carre & Vallee], Anemie pernicieuse 



progressive, Anemie epizootique 



[French].) 



Infectious anemia is a specific infectious disease of the 

 horse species which is manifested sometimes as an acute, at 

 other times as a chronic septicemia, and causes a destruction 

 of great numbers of red blood corpuscles. It is caused by 

 an ultra-microscopical microorganism. 



History. Originally it was without a doubt confounded with the 

 idiopathic simple anemia. As an independent disease it was first de- 

 scribed by Lignee (1843), and almost simultaneously by Charlier (1843) 



