134 THE EQUINE HOSPITAL FORMULARY. 



The animal should be kept quiet and fed on fluid nourish- 

 ment for a time. 



Pityriasis. 



Draught. 



R. Liquor Fowleri, f. 5ii. 

 Potassii bicarbonatis, 5vi. 

 Aquae, ad f. gviii. 

 The above may be given twice daily as directed, or in 

 the water supplied for drinking. After a time give 

 ordinary tonics. q^ ^^-^^-^-^^ 



Ointment. 



R. Hydrargyri ammoniati, 5i. 

 Acidi carbolici, w\ xxx. 

 Vaselini, §i. 



Plethora. 



This condition occurs in cart-horses and pets, and may 

 lead to dangerous diseases. 



Pleurisy (Acute Stage). 



Should the inflammation aff'ect one part only of the 

 pleura, the sign of this condition is a friction sound at the 

 spot implicated. If the whole or greater part of one pleura 

 be aff'ected, that sitle moves but little, and is retracted, 

 whilst dulness on percussion, weakened respiration, friction 

 sound, and hectic fever, are manifested. 



When the attack is of an acute sthenic type, moderate 

 bleeding up to about three quarts in the early stages may 

 do good, but as a rule it is best not to bleed. Saline 

 febrifuges and tincture of opium may be given, and 

 Fleming's tincture of aconite in five or six minim doses 

 every four hours is a valuable remedy in the acute stages. 



