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Should the abdominal pain be great, inject about forty- 

 minims of liq. morph. hydrochlor. into the subcutaneous 

 tissue at the point of the sternum. Woollen cloths wrung 

 out from hot water should be placed round the chest, pro- 

 tected by a blanket to keep the heat in, and they may be 

 renewed five times daily so long as the acute symptoms 

 last, and then followed up with liniments. About four 

 ounces of whisky may be given thrice daily, and about three 

 drachms of iodide of potassium in the drinking-water twice 

 or thrice daily. Quinine and iron salts remove the debility. 

 Abstraction of the fluid by puncturing the chest-wall in the 

 eiglith or ninth intercostal space at the mid-point of the 

 effusion with the trocar and cannula, or pneumatic 

 aspirator, may be performed when necessary, and some- 

 times it may be wise to repeat the operation in a couple of 

 days. 



Draught. 



R. Liq. ammon. acet., f. 5iv. 

 * Sp. setheris nitrosi, f. 51- 



Pot. bicarb., 5SS. 



Aqu9e, ad f. 3VJ. 

 This draught may be given every six hours, and also five 

 minims of Fleming's tincture of aconite in water. A fever- 

 ball may also be given, and hot rugs should be applied 

 to the chest. At a later stage, if the animal progresses 

 favourably, a simple vegetable tonic or the ordinary tonic 

 stimulating ball may be given. 



Pleurisy (Later Stage). 



Draught. 



Diluted hydrochloric acid, two fluid drachms. 

 Quinetum, one drachm. 



