l86 SYNOPSIS OF VETERINARY 



Directions for Anesthesia. — For dogs make a cone of a 

 towel and paper, put a sponge in the bottom, allowing a small 

 opening in the end to admit air, pour in ether a little at a time. 

 For horses use an ordinary nose-bag or regular inhaler. 



It is best to cast the horse ; after complete anaesthesia remove 

 the hopples. 



In brain disease or tumor of the brain chloroform is 

 dangerous. Horses with emphysema or heaves should not take 

 chloroform ; it is also dangerous in fatty degeneration of the heart. 

 Operations during incomplete anaesthesia, especially with chloro- 

 form, are dangerous ; always produce complete anaesthesia, have 

 the stomach empty, but don't fast animals for more than 2 or 3 

 meals. 



The administration of a purgative so that its action will 

 have been completed before anaesthesia is also advisable ; this 

 empties the bowels and gives more breathing room. 



A hypodermic injection of morphine in full doses renders 

 anaesthesia eosier and less dangerous. Always watch the tongue, 

 respiration, reflex action of eye, heart, etc. 



REMEMBER. 



1. The operator must be skilled and give his attention ex- 

 clusively to the production of anaesthesia. 



2. Watch the respiration and pulse for signs of failure. 



3. Don't commence operation until anaesthesia is profound, 

 until reflex action is abolished, which can b,e told by touching 

 the eye with the finger ; as the stimulus of the knife may reflexlv 

 stop the heart ; obey this, no matter how slight the operation. 



4. Great care should be exercised if the patient is very old 

 or has fatty degeneration of the heart, or lung disease. 



5. In operations about the mouth or trachea, see that no 

 blood goes down the trachea. 



6. Have the stomach and bowels empty. This will cause 

 less nausea and feed may be regurgitated and run down the 

 trachea. 



7. Use ether or chloroform of Squibbs' make, as the agents 

 must be pure. 



