I08 VETEKINARY HOMCEOPATHY. 



marked relief, should be administered alternateh^ namely Arsen- 

 icum album 6x in doses of fifteen grains every morning, and 

 Phosphorus, 3X, in doses of twenty minims every night, this 

 should be continued for a week; then a dose of Sulphur 12, con- 

 sisting of fifteen grains, after which two or three da3'S should be 

 allowed to elapse without any medicine being given, and there" 

 after the same procedure should be repeated over a period of six 

 weeks or two months. This system of treatment is applicable in 

 most cases where the defective respiration is not due to any 

 injury to the windpipe, such as fracture of one of the cartilaginous 

 rings of which the trachea is composed, under which circum- 

 stances only operative surgery is effective; nor do those cases, 

 where the bones of the face are altered in shape, through mal- 

 formation, come within the range of medicinal treatment; but 

 polypi and polypoid tumors are easily amenable to the action of 

 drugs, and as these, when present, are discernible by careful 

 examination there is no difficulty in determining the cause; 

 Teucriuui applied locally in the mother tincture and given in- 

 ternally in the third decimal attenuation in alternation with Cal- 

 carea curb. 12, will generally disperse these offending tumors and 

 that without resorting to the barbarous system of tearing the 

 tumor away by means of a wire noose, in doing which the mucous 

 membrane is frequently severely lacerated. Daring the course of 

 treatment, as before indicated for laryngeal affections, it is desir- 

 able that the animal should not be subjected to any violent exer- 

 cise, nothing more than plain walking, but of that it should have 

 several hours daily. The diet should be wholesome and sound, 

 and the hay be cut into short chaff; carrots are a decidedly favor- 

 able form of nutriment, as they are easily digestible and serve ta 

 stimulate the natural secretions and at the same time counteract 

 any heating tendency there may be in the cereal portion of the 

 diet. We cannot guarantee success in all cases, but our experi- 

 ence justifies us in offering the assurance that a sanguine hope 

 may be entertained of rendering an otherwise hopeless case cap- 

 able of useful work: we have known several cases of some stand- 

 ing in race horses that could not gallop at anything like top speed 

 over five furlongs come out after a course of treatment with 

 Arsenicum., 3X or 6x, and win a sprint race over that distance in 

 right gallant style; but these old standing-cases always require a 



