250 WESTERN GRAZING GROUNDS AND FOREST RANGES 



In cases of paralysis through poison the injection of 

 hypodermic doses of strychnine together with alcoholic 

 or other stimulants to control the symptoms of paralysis 

 is often used with excellent results. On the other hand, 

 where the pain is intense, as in hemlock poisoning, 

 doses of morphine or chloral are successful. Strych- 

 nine is also the most satisfactory remedy known for 

 loco in cattle. For horses suffering from loco Fowler's 

 Solution in half-ounce doses in either drinking water 

 or feed is successful. 



Permanganate of Potash. In the large majority of 

 cases where animals have been poisoned by plants the 

 use of permanganate of potash offers the most satisfac- 

 tory remedy known to medical science. It is easily ap- 

 plied, easily carried in packs or wagons and should be 

 kept in every camp and stockman's cabin. It may be 

 given direct as a drench or as an injection through the 

 wall of the stomach. The drench is, of course, the 

 easier method. It does not affect the general condition 

 of the animal. What it does do is to get at the poison 

 lying in the stomach and intestines and not already 

 taken up in the system and through its well known 

 chemical properties attack the poisonous alkaloids, 

 rendering them harmless. 



In preparing the drench of permanganate of potash 

 for sheep take equal amounts of permanganate of potash 

 and sulphate of aluminum, five to ten grains of each, 

 and dissolve in water. Pulverizing before placing in 

 the water will get better results. See that all is taken 

 up in the water, as the raw salts are very injurious to 

 the lining of mouth and throat. For lambs use about 

 three grains each; for horses fifteen to twenty grains; 

 for cattle thirty to fifty grains. 



