MEDICINAL TREATMENT 189 
prominent feature of gastric catarrh, it is very important. 
Other remedies, however, comprise the swallowing of 
ice, application of heat or irritants over the epigastrium, 
withholding of food, and the administration of one or 
more of the following: Opium, sodium bicarb., mag- 
nesium carbonate, hydrochloric acid, tincture of gentian, 
tinct. of nux vomica, bismuth subnit. 
Many veterinary surgeons commence -by giving apo- 
morphine as an emetic, this being superior to and less 
depressing than other emetics. Where there is already 
great depression and emesis, the giving of calomel may 
be substituted, after the purgative action of which the 
stomach should be completely rested for a day. Then 
tinct. of opium can be given in doses of mv. to mxx., 
‘particularly if enteritis and diarrhoea are co-existent. 
Sometimes drugs in powder form are preferred, in 
which case a quite useful prescription would consist of : 
PRESCRIPTION No. 8. 
BR Bismuth. carb. ... one aise we BFS. Vv. 
Sodz bicarb. ...- oe sa eee OVS Vy 
Pulv. cinnamomi es wise wee SES. i 
M. ft. pulv. i. 
Sig.: To be dusted on the tongue and repeated three or 
four times daily. 
The must. bismuth. aromat. c. pepsin.(Hewlett) is also very 
valuable; whilst the following elixir has much to com- 
mend it by virtue of its nerve sedative action: 
‘PRESCRIPTION No. 9. 
B Pot. brom. Fe Me his ee Ors. xxx, 
Syr. chloral... “38 es we Biv. 
Tinct. cannabis indice ... eas ve MHULXIV. 
Tinct. hyoscyamus ue eh ... 5iiss. 
‘Tinct. gentian. co. ats sie w. Biv. 
Aque ...- vad sly si .. ad Bil. 
M. ft. elixir. 
Sig. : Two teaspoonfuls thrice daily. 
