HORSE MEDICINES AND REMEDIES 211 



Anodynes — This class of medicine is given to soothe the 

 general nervous system, or to relieve spasm, as in the case 

 of tetanus. Opium may be said to be almost the only 

 anodyne in routine veterinary practice, and may be safely 

 administered to the horse in very large doses. 



Anodyne Medicines compounded. 



(A) IN ORDINARlf CASES. 



Opium 1 drachm. 



Castile soap 4 drachms. 



Ginoer 2 drachms. 



Oil of caraway 1 ounce. 



Syrup to form a ball, dissolve in half a pint of warm ale, 

 and administer as a drench. 



(B) IN COLIC. 



Powdered opium .... 2 drachms. 



Camphor ^2 drachms. 



Castile soap 2 drachms. 



Ginger 2 drachms. 



Mix with liquorice powder and treacle to the consistency 

 of a ball, and give every hour during the agony. 



(C) IN DIARRHCEA OR SUPER-PURGATION. 



Tincture of opium (laudanum) . . 1 ounce. 

 Gum arable (dissolved in 1 pint of 



boiling water) .... 2 ounces. 

 Add— 



Oil of peppermint . . . .25 drops. 

 A drench. Give night and morning while indicated to be 

 necessary. 



(D) IN CHRONIC DIARRHOEA. 



Tincture of opium . . . ^ ounce. 



Powdered chalk .... 1 ounce. 

 Gum arable . ... 1 ounce. 



Peppermint water . . . ..8 ounces. 

 Night and morning. 



Antispasmodics. — This is not a large class of medicines 



