Classified List of Drugs. 509 



Solution of acetate of ammonia 

 Ipecacuanha (small doses), 

 Dover's powder, 

 Tartar emetic. 



. Diaphoretics. 



"Warm water is an efficient agent for both purposes. 



When any of the above are given, and the animal covered with cloths 

 and kept in a temperature of 70°, the action will be mainly on the skin ; 

 but when uncovered and exposed to a lower temperature, the action 

 will be on the kidneys. A cheap and effectual diuretic ball for a horse 

 is — 



No. 492. Nitre, 

 Resin, 

 Soft soap, of each ^ oz. 



Three-fourths of an ounce of each of these, dissolved in a quart of 

 water, is a diuretic drench for a cow. 



For other examples of medicines of this class, see Nos. 163 164, 166. 



EMETICS AND EXPECTORANTS. 



Emetics are given to produce vomiting ; expectorants to loosen mucus 

 in the breathing tubes, and facilitate its expulsion. The horse, cattle and 

 eheep cannot vomit, therefore emetics have no place in their treatment ; 

 and expectorants have very little effect on them. The best formulas will 

 be found in Nos. 50, 51, 67, 68, 321. 



NAECOTICS, ANODYNES AND SEDATIVES. 



These are employed to allay pain, soothe irritability, and quiet exces- 

 sive nervous action. The most valuable narcotics in veterinary pharmacy 

 are — 



Opium (including laudanum and morj^hia). 



Belladonna. 



Each of these has innumerable applications, and they must be regarded 

 as about the most valuable drugs to the veterinarians. Their many uses 

 will be seen by consulting the formulas referred to in the premium list. 



In the class of sedatives whose action is to lower nervous force, the 

 principal are — 



Aconite, 



Veratrum viride. • 



These are very largely used by many practitioners to reduce the pulse 

 and abate the febrile symptoms, at the outset of acute inflammations. 

 They have been referred to in formulas given in the foregoing list. 



