CABBOLIC ACID 313 



Care should always be taken not to apply carbolic 

 preparations over any considerable extent of raw surface, 

 and to muzzle dogs in the event of an opportunity being 

 afforded them to lick off any undue amount of the acid. 

 A solution (1-50) in boiling water forms an efficient anti- 

 septic and sedative inhalation for horses suffering from 

 catarrh of the upper air passages. One of the most 

 excellent remedies for burns consists of a two per cent, 

 solution of carbolic acid in carron oil. It relieves pain and 

 lessens suppuration, although carbolic acid in oil possesses 

 little antiseptic property. Good results have been reported 

 with intratracheal injections in verminous bronchitis of 

 foals and calves, consisting of the following : 



Acidi carbolici i ttixx, 



Ol. terebinthinae 3 ii. 



Chloroformi 3 ss. 



M. 



Sig. Give at one injection intratracheally. 



Crude carbolic acid may be used to disinfect infected 

 buildings and their contents, and, in two per cent, solution 

 with whitewash, can be applied to walls after cleaning. 

 Boiling water and corrosive sublimate are cheaper and more 

 effective disinfectants than carbolic acid. 



tfses Internal. — Carbolic acid is of no worth in the treat- 

 ment of general septic diseases, as a sufficient quantity 

 to kill bacteria cannot be absorbed into the blood without 

 being prejudicial to the patient. Locally, carbolic acid may 

 exert an antiseptic and anaesthetic action in the stomach. 

 Carbolic acid is sometimes of service in relieving vomiting 

 and gastric pain caused by flatulence in dogs, and in 

 counteracting intestinal fermentation and diarrhoea in all 

 animals. In diarrhoea of dogs, grain doses are combined to 

 advantage with bismuth subnitrate in powder, capsules, 

 or pill. 



