662 GENERAL THERAPEUTIC MEASURES 



amount of blood. Botli therefore favor the destr notion of 

 fat. Vogel has reported good results in reducing obesity by 

 the use of the following rations. From 19 to 26 weeks are 

 required for a cure. 



DAILY RATION FOR THE HORSE. 



Oatmeal 7 lbs. 



Straw 3.5 " 



Hay 7 " 



Linseed meal 1 " 



■ Salt Spercent. of above. 



DAILY RATION FOR DOO WEIGHINQ 115 LBS. 



Cooked oatmeal 3 lbs. 



Fat K " 



SAME LATER. 



Oatmeal 1 lb. 



Flesh meal 3^ " 



Fat M ** 



Salt 1 teaspoonf ul. 



DAILY RATION FOR FAT SETTER OR POINTER. 



Lean meat 1% l^s. 



Bread 1% " 



Fat 3 oz. 



Animals suffering from fatty degenerative changes do 

 not stand such a rigid diet as the foregoing. These ani- 

 mals are affected with a weak heart, due to fatty degenera- 

 tion of the myocardium, with atrophy of its muscular fibres. 

 They have dyspnoea on exertion. The cardiac insufficiency 

 leads, in its turn, to secondary troubles, as catarrh of the 

 digestive and respiratory organs, and disorder of the liver 

 and kidneys, following general passive congestion. The 

 treatment should be directed in such cases to lessening the 

 amount of blood and the work put upon the heart, by limit- 

 ing the ingestion of water, and by strengthening the heart 

 with appropriate stimulants. The activity of the skin 

 should be excited by frequent grooming and the use of diar- 

 phoretics, while the activity of the kidneys should be en- 

 hanced by the employment of diuretics. We are prevented 



