2*J8 DADD'S VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY. 



the functions. Sometimes the throat is so badly affected that 

 tracheotomy has to be resorted to. Now and then the tongue be- 

 comes livid and swollen, so that the animal can not partake of 

 food. In such cases the tongue may be freely swabbed with warm 

 vinegar, until its volume is reduced. 



Treatment. — So soon as the disease is discovered, the animal 

 Rhould be put under the following treatment : 



No. 40. Fluid extract of bloodroot 2 oz. 



Fluid extract of buchu. 4 oz. 



Fluid extract of ginger 3 oz. 



Mix. 



Give one ounce of this mixture night and morning, in about a 

 gill of water. Should there appear to be any trouble with the 

 throat, lubricate it, twice daily, with a portion of the following: 



No. 41. Olive oil 4 oz. 



Camphor 1 oz. 



Mix. 



In preparing the above, it is best to pulverize the camphor, 

 when it will dissolve more readily in the oil. A lotion must now 

 be prepared, with which the whole surface of the body should be 

 sponged daily. 



No. 42. Spirits of ammonia 3 oz. 



Spirits of camphor 2 oz. 



Pulverized rock salt 6 oz. 



Rain-water 2 pints 



Dissolve the salt in the water, allowing the impurities to settle ; 

 then add the clear liquor to the camphor and ammonia, previously 

 mixed. 



It occasionally happens that the skin, in various parts of the 

 body, cracks, and portions slough off. Should there be any appear- 

 ance of the kind, discontinue the above lotion and substitute the 

 following;: 



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No. 43. Pyroligneous acid ) j ts 



Olive oil ) n - 



Every time the patient is watered, (say about three times per 

 day,) half an ounce of hyposulphite of soda should be dissolved 

 in the pail. Vegetables, also, are indicated, if they are to be had. 

 I should give tomatoes, sliced carrots, potatoes, and green grass. 

 Bleeding, purging, and all kinds of poisonous and sedative medi- 

 cines are inadmissible. 



