REMEDIES. c49 



Oats may be given mixed with tbc bran, either raw and 

 crushed, or whole and boiled. 



It is necessary to keep the animal without food or water 

 half an hour before and after administering the medicine. 



Repetition of the dose. In acute diseases it is necessary to 

 repeat the dose every five, ten, fif teen, or twenty minutes. 



In less acute diseases, every two, four, six, or eight hours. 



In chronic diseases, once in twenty-four hours is suffi- 

 cient. 



KEMEDIES FOR SPECIFIC DISEASES. 

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MANGE. 



The principal medicine to be used in this disease is Sul- 

 phur, of which six drops must be given every day for two 

 or three weeks ; afterwards the following medicines will be 

 found useful — Arsenicum, Sepioe, and Rhus toxicodendron. 



Arsenicum, if the hair falls ofif and the skin becomes 

 loose and flabby, or if there are ulcers with hard red 

 edges. 



Dose. — Six drops night and morning. 



Sepioe, if the parts affected are tender, and the animal 

 shrinks when touched, or if there are white-looking blisters, 

 filled with a watery fluid. 



Dose. — Six drops night and morning. 



Rhus toxicodendron, if there are hard elevated patches 

 or scabs that do not fall off of themselves, and if taken off, 

 others soon form in their places. 



Dose. — Six drops three times a day until better. 



FARCY. 



REMEDIES. Aconite, Arsenicum, China, Rhus Toxico- 

 dendron, and Thuja Occidentalis. 



Aconite^ if accompanied with fever, in which case the 



