BEE STINaS. 570 



TREATMENT OF CHRONIC CASES.— Stop the arsenic, and 

 attend to the animal's general health. 



Bee Stings. 



Remove the sting. Apply ammonia, a strong solution of wash- 

 ing soda, chloroform, carbolic oil, or a raw sliced onion. Give a 

 liberal amount of spirits if the depression be great. 



Belladonna. 



Atropine is the active principle of belladonna. 



A horse can take by the mouth an ounce of extract of bella- 

 donna, or 3 grains of atropine, without dying from it. 



Cases of poisoning may arise from liniments being given in- 

 advertently as drenches, or from overdoses. 



SYMPTOMS. — Dilatation of the pupils ; insensibility of the eyes 

 to light ; dryness of the mouth ; excitement ; nervousness ; 

 unsteady gait; and finally, sleep, and recovery or death. 



TREATMENT.— Give two or three bottles of spirits diluted 

 wdt-h water, or large quantities of strong coffee. Inject hypo- 

 dermically a few times 5 grains of morphine hydrochlorate dis- 

 solved in water. If the urine is not freely voided, draw it off with 

 a catheter. 



Bhang. 



This drug is frequently given in India to horses to render them 

 quiet for the time, and also to improve their condition. It is 

 composed of the leaves and capsules of the cannabis indica. It 

 acts like opium and spirits in causing excitement, followed by 

 stupor and insensibility, with dilatation of the pupils. 



Give a full dose of aloes, say f oz. Administer strong tea or 

 coffee. 



Cannabis Indica. 



See " Bhang." 



Cantharides. 



Horses are poisoned sometimes by these blistering flies being 

 given in excessive quantity, in condition or other powders or 

 balls; or by too large a surface of the body being blistered by 



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