52 DISEASES OF TTTE TT0(5. 



Treatment: The most efflcieut remedy in dyt^.- 

 entery is a good physic, as it cleans the bowels and 

 thereby we get rid of irritating secretions and 

 also diminish congestion of the portal circulation; 

 but it is necessary to be careful in selecting ca- 

 thartics, as drastic ones may do more harm than 

 good. If there has been diarrhea for some time 

 it is likely that it has at least removed all feces, 

 and a strong purgative will not be necessary, still 

 the liver and portal circulation require stimulat- 

 ing. It is generally best to give from ten to fifteen 

 grains of calomel and follow this in six hours with 

 a dose of castor oil, say from one to two ounces, 

 or if there should be much fever give instead of the 

 oil one to two ounces of epsom salts or the tartrate 

 of potassium and soda. The compound powder of 

 jalap I have found very useful in from thirty to 

 forty grains at a dose. After the physic operates 

 give one grain of opium, two grains ipecacuanha 

 and two grains of calomel, made into a pill, every 

 two hours until the pig is easier or sleepy. Ace- 

 tate of lead ten grains, opium one to two grains, 

 given three times a day is very useful in some 

 cases. In the advanced stages of the disease nitro- 

 muriatic acid from five to ten drops, laudanum fif- 

 teen to twenty-five drops, given in a little mucilage 

 three times a day or oftener if necessary is good. 

 Oil of turpentine given in emulsion in from ten to 

 twenty drops, and laudanum fifteen to twenty 

 drops, given three or four times a day is also good. 

 If the animal is very weak give two tablespoonfuls 

 of good whisky with two to four grains of quinine 



