58 SYNOPSIS OF VETERINARY 



eases, such as strangles and influenza. It is good in catarrh and 

 bronchitis, as it appears to -furnish suitable material for repair 

 of the inflamed mucous membranes. 



Like other oils it relieves broken wind, and is given to man 

 in consumption. It is particularly used for the smaller animals. 

 It is given to dogs and cats during distemper, also in eczema, 

 epilepsy, chorea, rickets and chronic rheumatism. Average dose 

 for. animals : 



Horses, 2 ozs. ; sheep, I oz. ; dogs, i to 4 drs. ; cattle, 2 to 4 

 ozs. ; pigs, y 2 to 1 oz. ; cats, 1 dr. 



Give two to three times daily. 



LINUM — Flax or Linseed. — 1. Lini Farina, flax-seed 

 or linseed meal. 



2. Oleum Lini, expressed oil of linseed. 



3. Linseed Cake, oil cake, used as food. From the stem 

 of the plant we get lint -and tow. The seeds crushed, ground 

 and under hydraulic pressure yields linseed oil. The residue is 

 called linseed or oil cake and is a valuable article of food for 

 horses and cattle. Linseed oil for medicine should always be 

 used raw. 



Action and Uses. — It is nutrient, tonic, laxative, emollient 

 and demulcent. 



Linseed meal and the cake are valuable food stuffs, in small 

 quantities. It is 2j^ times as fattening as starch or sugar. It 

 causes the coat to become slick and glossy and induces shedding 

 in the spring, but is very heating in summer. 



Linseed gruel is a good food, being palatable and easily di- 

 gested, for horses, cattle and sheep, not only good in health, but 

 in debilitating diseases, also in chronic skin troubles. It acts in 

 such cases both as food and medicine. 



In febrile diseases horses will often sip or drink cold linseed 

 tea (2 ounces to 1 pint of water) when they will not touch any- 

 thing else. When a patient is exhausted, the linseed tea is 

 given with milk, eggs and whisky. Horses that are bad feeders, 

 having harsh, scurvy skins, or being affected with roaring, thick 

 wind or heaves, are usually much benefited with linseed in some 

 . form. Give about one pound of the cake daily. 



For young herbivorous animals living on skim milk, it is a 

 valuable adjunct, furnishing the requisite fatty matter. 



