80 THEORY AND PRACTICE 



The following is a prescription for a serious case in the sec- 

 ond stage: 



Quinine Sulphate 1 ounce 



Spts. Yini Kect 8 ounces 



Glycerin 6 ounces 



n. Ex. Nucis Vom 2 ounces 



Fl. Ex. Gent. Ed 2 ounces 



Aqua qs ad 1 quart 



M. Sig. — Give 2 ounces every 2 hours Also give 



a dram of acetanilid every 2 hours, until the 



temperature is lowered. 



If the horse weighs 1800 lbs. increase the dose. Repeat the 

 stimulating liniment night and morning until he begins to get a 

 little sore. Push this mixture until you get the heart to pound- 

 ing like a hammer. 



External treatment in the form of ice packs over the lungs 

 is good for pneumonia. A linseed poultice with mustard mixed 

 in is preferred by some. Woolen blankets wet with cold water 

 can be applied to the chest and covered with warm dry blankets. 

 This abstracts heat and lowers the temperature, alleviating the 

 congestion. 



In regard to hygiene avoid drafts, give good bedding, keep 

 cold water before the animal and change often. In lieu of good 

 grass, give scalded oats and bran with a pinch of salt. Give 

 the horse anything that he will eat so as to keep up his appetite. 

 Sometimes a horse will eat corn off the cob when he will not eat 

 anything else. Keep the bowels open, — soap and water enema 

 once or twice a day if necessary. Keep the temperature at 

 102-4, l)ut the main thing is the pulse. Keep it at 60 and below 

 and the horse is safe. Watch the action of the kidneys ; do not 

 let the diuresis go too far. When sufficient, drop out the potash, 

 the alcohol will maintain sufficient diuresis through the rest of 

 the course. If necessary give a little Tr. Iron and lessen the al- 

 cohol. Bear in mind that strychnine is the sheet anchor and 

 hygiene comes next. 



If your case is one of broncho-pneumonia, add chloride of 

 ammonia to the fever mixture. This is a special stimulant for 

 bronchial diseases. 



