46 SYNOPSIS 03? VETERINARY 



Food for Very Young Puppies. — Give equal parts of cow's 

 milk and aqua calcis, sweetened a little. Never give clear milk 

 alone to very young puppies, as their digestive organs get dis- 

 ordered, possibly causing their death; let them nurse from a 

 bottle. As they get older lessen the quantity of lime-water. 



Always water a horse from 15 to 30 minutes before feeding; 

 likewise feed hay before grain, for if fed grain first the water 

 may sweep the grain from the stomach before it is digested and 

 cause acute indigestion. 



Grain is digested in the stomach and hay in the intestines. 



AQUA— WATER. 



AQUA DESTILLATA— Distilled Water.— -Water freed 

 from its organic and inorganic impurities. This alone is official. 

 Aq. Fluvialis, river water. 

 Aq. Fontana, well or spring water. 

 Aq. Bueliens, boiling water. 

 Aq. Communis, common water. 

 Aq. Fervens, hot water. 

 Aq. Matina, sea water. 

 Aq. Pluvialis, rain water. 



Diseases are frequently conveyed by water. Typhoid fever, 

 epizootic disease, larval stages of worms, diphtheria, etc. 



Water will be considered only when used as a remedial 

 agent. 



Internally. — 1. Water is a necessary constituent of all 

 tissues. 



2. A certain amount is necessary to the digestive process. 



3. Excessive quantity impairs digestion by weakening the 

 gastric juices, therefore water one-half hour before feeding. 



4. Water too cold impairs digestion and brings on conges- 

 tion. 



5. Water is a natural diuretic, flushing the kidneys ac it 

 were, and should be allowed freely to a feverish patient. 



6. It also dilutes the feces and other fluids of the body, 

 increases perspiration, and acts as a stimulant. 



Physiological Effects of Water — External. — In applying 

 water externally the temperature must be considered. 



