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in harness ? Does the animal walk slowly and step out with fear ? 

 Do the trunJc and limbs present a contracted appearance ? 



Treatment. — The best remedies and modes of treatment 

 in general are — Barbadoes Aloes, Arnica -6- and 1, Sbus Toxi- 

 codendron 1, Fomentations, and turning the patient to grass. 



Darhadoes Aloes. — The administration of a purgative in 

 these cases will generally prove beneficial. The size of the 

 dose will depend upon the size of the animal; from 4 to 6 

 drachms, however, wiU constitute the average quantity. For 

 particulars as to the treatment of the patient during the opera- 

 tion of the purgative, see pages 75 to 77. 



Arnica -S- 1. — Apply Arnica lotion to the structures injured 

 ■ in Local Myositis. Prepare the lotion as follows : — 



Tintture of Arnica ... ... 6 drachms. 



"Water . . ... ... ... 1 pint. 



Mis the two together, and apply a portion five or six times a 

 day. Use it warm. After the operation of the purgative, the 

 administration of Arnica, internally, may be steadily pursued, 

 and adhered to for some time. Use it of the 1st dilution in 

 2-drachm doses, mixed with 3 or 4 ounces of water. The repe- 

 tition of the dose wiU depend upon the violence done to the 

 muscular tissues If the afiection be general, repeat the dose 

 every four hours, for three or four days at the Commencement ; 

 or if it be local, but severe, administer it as frequently, and for 

 a similar period, after which it may be repeated twice or three 

 times a day for several days longer. 



Rhus Toxicodendron. — Sometimes Ehus Tox. produces a 

 better efiect in these cases, if given internally, than Arnica. 

 Use it of the 1st dilution in 2-drachm doses, and repeat it 

 according to the directions already stated for Arnica. 



