APPENDIX B 



5*3 



A List in Tabulated Form of some of the Medicines 

 and their Doses commonly used for the Horse, 

 Cow, Sheep, Pig and Dog. 



1075. The doses are for ordinary adult animals, and can be increased or 

 diminished, as the case may be. For younger animals the doses must be 

 regulated according to age. Thus, for a horse three years old and up- 

 wards, cow and sheep two years, pig one and a half years, dog one year 

 old give full doses as per table ; for an animal half the above ages give 

 half the quantity of medicine, and so on, as example — 



Horse three years old 



one and a half years old 



nine months old 



four and a half months old 



Give full dose. 

 Half the dose. 

 One-fourth the dose. 

 One-eighth the dose. 



FOR THE COW FROM A QUARTER TO HALF AS MUCH 

 MORE AS THAT NAMED ON THE FIRST COLUMN FOR THE 

 HORSE. 



The terms used in the annexed columns may be understood as follows : 

 Oz. stands for Ounce ; Dr. for Drachm ; Gr. for Grain ; Dp. for Drop. 



MEDICINES. 



iEther, Sulphuric 



Aloes 



Alum 



Aniseed 



Antimony, Black 



Antimony, Tartarised 

 (Tartar Emetic) 



HORSE. 



Areca Nut 

 Aromatic Spirits 



ammonia . . 

 Assafcetida . . 



Iff 



of 



Belladonna Extract 

 Bicarbonate of Soda 

 Bicarbonate of Potash 

 Boracic Acid 

 Bromide of Ammonia 

 Bromide of Potassium 



J-ii oz. 

 2-8 dr. 

 2-4 dr. 

 i-ii oz. 

 1-3 dr. 

 (Worms, 



U-3 dr - 



Febrifuge 



2 dr. 

 i-ii oz. 



J-2 oz. 



2-6 dr. 



i-2 dr. 

 \-\ oz. 

 J-I oz. 

 1-3 dr. 

 1-3 dr. 

 2-6 dr. 



SHEEP. 



1-2 dr. 

 10-30 gr. 



2-6 gr. 

 1-3 dr. 



1-2 dr. 

 1-2 dr. 



5-io gr. 

 1-2 dr. 

 1-2 dr. 

 10-30 gr. 

 10-30 gr. 

 1-2 dr. 



PIG. 



i-i* dr. 



2-4 dr. 

 20-60 gr. 

 |-2 dr. 

 7-20 gr. 



Emetic, 

 4-12 gr. 



i-3 gr- 

 i-2 dr. 



i-2 dr. 

 15-60 gr. 



2-6 gr. 

 1-2 dr. 

 1-2 dr. 

 10-20 gr. 

 10-20 gr. 

 i-i dr. 



DOG. 



20-60 dp. 



15-60 gr. 



10-20 gr. 



15-30 gr. 

 3-io gr. 



Emetic, 

 2-6 gr. 



1-2 gr. 

 h-2 dr. 



20-60 dp. 

 5-20 gr. 



1-4 gr. 

 20-60 gr. 

 20-40 gr. 

 5-io gr. 

 5-io gr. 

 10-20 gr. 



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