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also reduce normal temperature; this has been demonstrated by 

 Frohner, especially in connection with acetanilid (Monatshefte 

 fur prakt. Tierheilkunde, 1893). 



Antipyretics. — 1. Acetanilidum. Acetanilid. The cheapest 

 and most powerful modern antipyretic. Dose for horses and 

 cattle, 20-40, 5v to x; dogs, 0.25-1, grs. iij to xv. *Aspirin has a 

 similar action. (The patented name aspirin is to be avoided and 

 the chemical name, acidum acetyl-salicylicum, used in prescrip- 

 tions, as the drug costs one-third less under this name.) 



2. Antipyrina. Antipyrine. A very effective but costly anti- 

 pyretic. Prescribed under the chemical name, pyrazalonum 

 phenyl dymethylicum, it costs one-half less than under the pat- 

 ented name antipyrine. A specific against muscular and articular 

 rheumatism. Dose for horses and cattle, 15-25, 3iv to vj; large 

 dogs, 2-4, 5ss to j; small dogs, 0.5-1, grs. vij to xv; cats, 0.2-0.5, 

 grs. iij to vij. 



3. Acetphenitidinum. Phenacetin. A very good modern anti- 

 P3nretic. Dose, same as for acetanilid. *Lactophenin and *sali- 

 pyrin have a similar action. 



4. Camphora. Camphor. A specific antipyretic for septic 

 fever and fever with heart weakness. Best used subcutaneously 

 in the form of spiritus camphorae or camphor oil [*oleum cam- 

 phoratum: camphor 1, olive oil 10; *oleum camphoratum fortior: 

 camphor 1, olive oil 4]. The doses heretofore given of these prep- 

 arations were much too small. The single dose of oleum cam- 

 phoratum fortior for the horse, subcutaneously, is 50-150, 5iss to 

 v; daily doses, 100-250, §iij to viij. 



5. Digitalis. A superior antipyretic in severe infectious fever 

 with cardiac weakness (contagious pneumonia, etc.). Dose (not 

 to be repeated) for horses, 5-10, 3i to ijss; dogs, 0.2-0.5, grs. iij 

 to vij. 



6. Acidum salicylicum. Salicylic acid. A specific against 

 acute muscular and articular rheumatism; not effective in septic 

 and pyaemic fevers. Dose of salicylic acid and sodii salicylas for 

 horses and cattle, 25-75, 3vj to 5 ijss; swine, 2-5, 3ss to j; dogs, 

 0.25-2, grs. iv to xxx. 



