OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. 51 



Gum Camphor 1 ounce 



Fl. Ex. Belladonna 2 ounces 



Fl. Ex. Glycyrrhiza 2 ounces 



Fl. Ex. Nux Vomica 1 ounce 



Theriacae 6 ounces 



Pharmacy. — Powder the gum camphor in a mortar, and add 

 a little alcohol. Then add the fluid extracts and stir up and 

 then the theriacae. Stir all up together, adding enough pow- 

 dered glycyrrhiza, probably 2-4 ounces, to make the mixture 

 thick enough to administer the dose on a wooden spatula. In 

 administering a dose, simply take it up on the spatula and wipe 

 it off on the tongue of the animal. The advantage of the 

 method is that the dose stays in the throat longer. 



If the case does not yield to these measures of treatment, 

 do not wait too long for an operation ; as soon as the mucous 

 membranes become cyanotic, tracheotomy is indicated. There 

 are several different kinds of tracheotomy tubes and they vary 

 in size to suit the animal. 



Tracheotomy. — Make an incision 2 inches long through the 

 skin to the cartilaginous rings, then turn the scalpel crosswise 

 and cut through the membrane of the trachea. Enlarge the 

 opening with a probe-pointed bistoury. Do not wound the 

 cartilage rings. Insert the tube and fasten around the neck 

 well. The tissues overlaying the wound and adjacent to it 

 may begin to swell and force the instrument out, but this 

 need not occur if the operation is aseptic. The tube should be 

 removed and cleaned every night and morning. 



If this operation does not cure, keep up the other treatment 

 until the disease begins to yield. 



An ordinary sore throat is cured by the iron gargle : 



Tr. Fer. Chloride 1 ounce 



Potassium Chlorate V2 ounce 



Aqua qs ad 1 pint 



M. Sig. — One ounce every four hours. 



In cases not severe enough for the camphor electuary, alter- 

 nate the gargle with the fever mixture. Also use the gargle dur- 

 ing convalescence. 



Hygiene. — Keep fresh water before the animal all the time; 

 give him anything be wants to eat. 



