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aud blanketed, serve to waken the animal up from stupor and relieve 

 the congestion of the internal organs. This treatment is especially 

 indicated when complication by congestion of the lungs, intestines, or 

 of the brain is threatened. Quinine and salicylic acid in dram doses 

 will lower the temperature, but too continuous use of quinine in some 

 cases increases the after depression. Aconite is especially indicated, 

 as in addition to its action on the circulation it seems to be almost a 

 specific in certain cases in relieving the congestion of the brain and 

 the nervous symptoms produced by the latter. Iodide of potash 

 reduces the excessive nutrition of the congested organs and thereby 

 reduces the temperature; again, this drug in moderate quantities is a 

 stimulant to the 'digestive tract and acts as a diuretic, causing the 

 elimination of waste matter by the kidneys. Antimony, in guarded 

 doses of one-half dram to 1 dram, repeated not more than two or three 

 times, will reduce excessive fever, and can be used with special advan- 

 tage at the first appearance of complications, but it must be used with 

 care, as it is an irritant to the digestive tract and may produce intesti- 

 nal complication, causing a severe diarrhea. Small doses of Glauber's 

 salts and bicarbonate of soda, used from the outset, stimulate the 

 digestive tract and prevent constipation and its evil results. 



In cases of severe depression and weakness of the heart, digitalis 

 can be used with advantage. At the end of the fever, and when con- 

 valescence is established, alcohol in one-half pint doses and good ale 

 in pint doses may be given as stimulants; to these maybe added dram 

 doses of turpentine. 



In complication of the intestines camphor and asafetida are most 

 frequently used to relieve the pain causing the colics; diarrhea is also 

 relieved by the use of bicarbonate of soda, nitrate of potash, and 

 drinks made from boiled rice or starch, to which may be added small 

 doses of laudanum. 



In complication of the lungs iodide of potash and digitalis are most 

 frequently indicated, in addition to the remedies used for the disease 

 itself. 



Founder occurring as a complication of fever is difficult to treat. 

 It is, unfortunately, frequently not recognized until inflammatory 

 changes have gone on for some days. If recognized at once, local 

 bleeding and the use of hot or cold water, as the condition of the ani- 

 mal will permit, are most useful, but in the majority of cases the stu- 

 pefied animal is unable to be moved satisfactorily or to have one foot 

 lifted for local treatment, and the only treatment consists in local 

 bleeding above the coronary bands and the application of poultices. 



For congestion of the brain large doses of aconite and small repeated 

 doses of mercury form the ordinary mode of treatment. During con- 

 valescence small doses of alkalies may be kept up for some little 

 time, but the greatest care must be used, while furnishing the animal 

 with plenty of nutritious, easily digested food, not to overload the 



