QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 317 



Describe in detail the method by which you would administer a dose of 



Epsom salts to a cow. 



Dissolve the salts in water and put the solution in a long-necked 



bottle. Raise the cow 's head so that the nostrils are on a level with 



the eyes, but no higher. Gradually pour the solution into the mouth, 



watching carefully for faulty deglutition. 



Give the name and mention the use of each of the following : FejPaOg, 

 FeSo^, Fe^Cle. 



FegPsOg (iron sulphate) is used in diseases of bone, diabetes, and 

 nervous exhaustion. 



FeS04 (iron sulphate) is used locally as an astringent and inter- 

 nally as a haematinic and tonic in anasmia ; also used as a vermifuge 

 and in chronic catarrhal conditions. 



FcaCls (iron chloride) is used as a tonic in anaemia, astringent in 

 chronic pharyngitis and laryngitis, and externally as a styptic. 



What is the general action of iodine? State the dose (a) for the horse, 

 (b) for the dog. 



Alterative, resolvent, and expectorant, internally; stimulant, 

 irritant, vesicant, and antiseptic, externally, 

 (a) 15 grains to 1 drachm, (b) ^/lo to 1 grain. 



Give the source, general action and the dose of podophyllum. 



Obtained from the rhizome and roots of podophyllum pellatum 

 Linne (mandrake or May apple). 



General action is a cholagogue cathartic. Dose for horse, 3i-ii. 



Name the different kinds of aloes. 



Barbadoes and Socotrine aloes are ofScial. 

 Cape aloes is non-official. 



Name two coal-tar products used to reduce temperature. 



Antipyrine and phenacetin. 



Give the properties and the uses of lobelia. 



Lobelia is obtained from the leaves and tops of Lobelia inflata. 

 Its action depends on its alkaloid, lobeline. It has an acrid, nau- 

 seous taste and very unpleasant odor ; it is expectorant, diaphoretic, 

 purgative, emetic, antispasmodic, and narcotic. Lobelia is very 

 useful in asthma in dogs, heaves in horses, and dry coughs in general. 



Mention a motor excitant of (a) cardiac muscle, (b) intestinal muscle. 

 State in each case the dose for the horse and for the cow. 



(a) Digitaline: Horse, 14 grain; cow, 1/2 grain. 



(b) Pilocarpine: Horse, 3 to 5 grains; cow, 5 to 10 grains. 



Digitized by Microsoft® 



