540 ILLUSTRATED STOCK DOCTOR. 



BTo. 78 2 Oz of gentian, 



2 Oz. carbonate ammonia. 



Form in eight doses and give one night and morning. If the ooogli u 

 dietressing prepare the following : 



No. 79. H Oz. extract belladonna, 



2 Drachms powdered opium, 



3 Drachms camphor, 

 2 Oz. liquorice, 



)i Pint molasses. 



Mix thoroughly and spread a table-spoonful on the tongue twice a daj. 

 If, with the cough, there is sore throat and catarrh, prepare the following ; 



No. 80. 20 Grains iodine, 



1 Drachm iodide of potassium, 



2 Ounces sweet spirits of niter, 

 1 Pint water gruel. 



Give this as a dose twice a day. If the animal should begin to improve 

 It will be about the fifth day. 



Sometimes recovery is complicated by various disabilities. If there is 

 dropsy or swelling of the legs or sheath, prepare the following ; 



No. 81. 1 Oz. iodide of potassium, 



1 Oz. carbonate of ammonia, 

 1 Oz. powdered gentian. 



Form into eight balls and give one morning and evening. 



If a spasmodic cough follows the attack the following will be indicated : 



No. 82. 1 Drachm extract of belladonna, 



1 Drachm chloroform, 

 10 Drachms alcohol. 



Mix in a pint of gruel and let it trickle slowly down the throat, in 

 «»rder to produce a full local effect. 



As recovery ensues, the food should be nourishing and easily digested. 

 The animal should be induced to take food during the disease, especially 

 fn the form of nourishing gruel. When the pulse changes, and especially 

 irhen it loses its wiry character ; when the discharge from the nos« 

 becomes steady and copious, a pint of ale occasionally is a good stimu- 

 lant. In any event, good, easily digested food should be given, and th« 

 minimal must be nursed until entirely recovered. 



XV. Pink Eye.* 

 This epidemic has been prevailing throughout the United States. It is a dis' 



• From M. W. Birch, V. S., President of the Pennsylvania College of Veterinary Surgeons. 



