120 THE EQUINE HOSPITAL FORMULARY. 



days after parturition. It is an extremely fatal disease, and 

 results from injuries to the uterus and vagina during 

 delivery, and retention in greater or less degree of the 

 placental membranes. It is due to absorption of septic 

 material from the parturient canal, and secondary foci may 

 occur in the brain, lungs, and other organs. The vagina 

 and uterus must be washed out with injections of Condy's 

 fluid, or some other antiseptic, well diluted with warm 

 water. Alcoholic and other stimulants, salicylate of 

 sodium, or quinine, should be given if the temperature be 

 high. For the abdominal pain opium and hot fomenta- 

 tions are required. 



Draught. 



Fleming's tincture of aconite, five minims. 



Salicylate of sodium, one drachm to two drachms. 



Water to six or eight fluid ounces. 

 This draught may be given at intervals of four hours. 



Local Ay])lkation. 

 Carbolic acid, one fluid part. 

 Glycerine, three fluid parts. 



Water, two hundred fluid parts, or, if a stronger 

 application be desired, only one hundred parts. 



Mortification. — See Gangrene. 

 Mud Fever. 



Draught and local applications prescribed under 

 * Erythema.' 



Nasal Gleet. 



Draught. 



Liquor arsenicalis, two fluid drachms. 

 Iodide of potassium, two drachms. 

 Water, sufficient to make eight fluid ounces in all. 

 This draught may be given twice daily. 



