314 VETERINARY HOMCEOPATHY. 



Urtica urens B applied locally as a lotion, one part of the drug 

 to four parts each of methylated spirit and water, and internally 

 the usual dose of the third decimal attenuation; this in uncompli- 

 cated cases. 



Antimonmm criidum 3X when due to stomach derangement and 

 the tongue is thickly coated with white fur. 



Bryonia 3X in cases where the rash comes out quickly and de- 

 parts as rapidly only to come out again m a short time; this is 

 described as sudden retrocession. 



Vera f rum viride for outward application when the swellings 

 or wheals are extremely tender and irritable; one part to four each 

 of methylated spirit and water. 



Accessory Measures. — Much relief may be afforded by 

 sponging the horse all over with hot water, as it soothes the irri- 

 tation and renders the skin more amenable to the action of the 

 local dressings. Exposure to sudden changes of temperature 

 must, for a time at least, be avoided; great cleanliness in the body 

 and general surroundings must be observed; moderate exercise 

 must be given and no corn of a more stimulating character than 

 oats is to be allowed, 



Simple Eczema — non-contagio2is and thei'efore non-parasitic — is 

 characterized by more or less redness of a superficial kind, upon 

 which small vesicles, about the size of a pin's head, form; these 

 alternately burst, discharge a serous fluid, after which the}^ seem 

 to run together and over a more or less extended area crusts or 

 scabs form and dry. Locally a good deal of heat and irritation 

 prevails, and successive crops spring up. The chief point in the 

 treatment is to commence as soon as the vesicles appear and before 

 they burst and discharge. We have rarely found any remedy 

 beyond Rhus toxicodendron necessary; so far as any drug can be a 

 specific this is in simple eczema. Internal administration is, of 

 course, a sine-qua-non, but this must be supplemented by the out- 

 ward application of a lotion consisting of one part of the mother 

 tincture to eleven of water and be frequently dressed over the 

 affected areas; should the disease have fullj^ developed and crusts 

 or scabs have formed, an ointment consisting of Vaseline eight 

 parts, Glycerine two parts and Rhus tox. one part should be 

 thoroughly blended together and applied carefully twice daily. 



Eczema Impetiginodes is a form of this eruption often seen 



