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the fever medicine once or twice, and blanket warmly, and it is 

 rarely any serious trouble will follow. 



The medicine is put up by Dr. Summerville & Sons, and stable- 

 keepers will do well to order it of them. Address, Dr. Wm. Sum- 

 merville & Sons, 127 Erie St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



Dr. Meyer's Treatment for Pneumonia. 



In conversation with Dr. Meyer on the treatment of pneumonia 

 and pleurisy, he stated that he treated them with decided success 

 without using aconite, which is recognized as the best sedative for 

 fever. I requested the details of his method of treatment, which I 

 here include as an important addition to what I have already given 

 on the subject : — 



Have the animal well blanketed and cared for in a roomy stall, where there is 

 plenty of circulating air, and give one of the following balls every eight hours: — 



Carbonate of ammonia ^ 1 oz. 



Pulverized chincona bark .1 2} oz. 



Pulverized nux vomica < \ oz. 



Pulverized digitalis leaves 3 dr. 



Pulverized gentian 2 oz. 



Make into eight balls. 



Also give the following in water twice a day : — 



Nitrate of potash ,....' , .6 oz. 



'Bicarbonate of soda . . . , J oz. 



Make into six powders. 



Have the animal's chest rubbed with alcohol two or three times a day for the 

 first two days. Feed nutritious food, or anything that may tempt the animal to eat. 

 The medicine must be continued until the animal commences to lie down, which will 

 be from the sixth to the eighth day. 



Dr. Meyer's Treatment for Pleurisy. 



Symptoms rather obscure. Animal dull, dejected, off his food, sweats easily, 

 pulsation from 60 to 80, small and weak, temperature 102}° to 104°; above this is 

 sure death. Sometimes there is a cough- from commencement, but often or in about 

 half the cases there is. no cough. During the first three or four days the extremities 

 and ears are alternately hot and cold, appetite almost wholly lost. The fecal and 

 urinary secretions are considerably lessened. The membrane of nose and eyes are 

 injected. Tongue is generally foul, belly tucked up, does not lie down. The 

 thoracic walls are fixed, breathing almost wholly abdominal, the elbows turned. If 

 made to move suddenly, especially turning short around, there is a groan or growl. 

 Breathing quick or catching-like and short. Often the right side only is affected. 



Treatment. — Hot applications to the chest. This can be done best by wringing 

 blankets out of hot water and applying them to the chest,— two or three blankets, 

 one over another, and all covered with oil-cloth or other blankets so as to keep in the 

 heat. Rub limbs with alcohol ; they may also be loosely bandaged. One of the 

 following balls should be given every eight hours : — 



