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goats, and swine, 0.3-1, grs. jv toxv; dogs, 0.05-0.3, grs. % to jv; 

 cats and fowl, 0.01-0.05, grs. 1/8 to %. 



8. Argenti nitras. Silver nitrate. The most powerful 

 styptic. Specific for intestinal ulcers. Dose for horses and cattle, 

 0.5-2, grs. vij to xxx; sheep, goats and swine, 0.05-0.1, grs. 

 % to jss; dogs, 0.01-0.05, grs. 1/8 to %; fowl and cats, 0.01-0.02, 

 grs. 1/8 to M- 



9. *Creolm. A specific against all diarrhoeas of mycotic and 

 infectious origin, calf cholera and diarrhoea of pigs. Dose for 

 horses and cattle, 10-25, 5ijss to vj; calves, sheep, goats, and 

 swine, 0.5-1, irijvij to xv; dogs, 0.5-1, ir^vij to xv; fowl, 0.1-0.25, 

 TTjjjss to jv. Naphthalenum and resorcinol (resorcin) may be 

 used in the same doses. 



10. Hydrargyri chloridiim mite. Calomel. A styptic in the 

 dysenteric type of diarrhoea in the dog. Dose, 0.03-0.1, grs. 

 1/3 to jss. Not to be administered to cattle, sheep or goats. 



11. Bismuth! subnitras. Bismuth subnitrate. A disinfectant 

 styptic for all of the domestic animals. Dose for horses, 5-15, 

 5j to jv; dogs, 0.25-1, grs. jv to xv. 



12. Acidtmi salicylicimi. Salicylic acid. An important dis- 

 infectant styptic in calf cholera. Dose, 1-5, grs. xv to 5j in alco- 

 holic solution. 



4. MECHANICAL AND OPERATIVE TREATMENT 



The depressed peristalsis of constipation and colic may be 

 stimulated reflexly by mechanical means. Massage of the ab- 

 domen, which is especially valuable in coprostasis in dogs; the 

 application of irritants to the skin; exercise; the manual emptying 

 of the rectum; infusions of water and rectal clysters (soap, oil, 

 glycerin, suppositories), and massage of the intestines per rectum 

 in colic in horses all operate in this manner. 



Operative measures include puncture of the intestines with trocar 

 and cannula (flatulent colic), enterotomy (foreign bodies in dogs), 

 laparotomy (invagination and incarceration of intestinal loops 

 in cattle), and the reposition of the displaced colon in horses by 

 rolling as in torsion of the uterus. The operative treatment of 



