Diseases of domestic animals 571 



Choking. See Esophagus. 



In Cattle: fasten wooden gag in mouth to cause salivation, swallowing 

 and eructation, or give olive oil by the mouth and try to push foreign body 

 upward in gullet with one hand externally, while the other is in the mouth. 

 This failing, pass probang or do esophagotomy. Severe tympanites demands 

 massage of left flank or passage of stomach tube; if this ineffective, puncture 

 most prominent point in left flank between last rib and angle of the haunch. 

 In Horses first try apomorphine hypodermically ; if foreign body may not 

 be removed by the hand in the pharynx, pass probang. In dogs and pigs 

 apomorphine subcutaneously, or use expanding probang. 



Cholera. See Fowl Cholera and Hog Cholera. 



Chorea. 



Occurs in dogs often after distemper or from indigestion or irritation of 

 worms. In distemper, an outdoor life in the country, and diet with much 

 fat and proteids — as bread or oatmeal with cream, strong broths, and meat 

 once daily — are indicated; iron is also advisable, as Blaud's pills, each gr.v 

 thrice daily; arsenic, as Fowler's solution, may be prescribed in increasing 

 doses until TTLxxx are given daily, or sodium cacodylate hypodermically. If 

 movements severe, give dogs chloral, gr.v, and sodium bromide, gr.xx-xxx, 

 thrice daily (with laudanum, TH,v, if necessary). For the horse, chloral and 

 sodium bromide, each §ss, with fluidextract belladonna, 31, twice daily. If 

 due to worms or indigestion, treat these troubles ; if arthritis precedes chorea, 

 give sodium salicylate. The Priessnitz poultice may afford relief. Other 

 remedies include: — Antipyretics, hyoscyamus, cannabis, anesthetics, eserine, 

 gelsemium, conium, valerian, zinc valerianate, camphor, strychnine, quinine, 

 asafetida. 



CocciDiosis. 



Affects liver and intestine of cattle, sheep, pigs, dogs, rabbits, fowl, etc. 

 due to cyst-like parasites (Coccidla) which invade the mucous membrane and 

 biliary tubes. Prevent by cleanliness of premises, removal of feces, disinfec- 

 tion. One form of white diarrhea of chicks (C. avium), and prevented by 

 giving sterile water and food and keeping the brooder aseptic. Curative 

 treatment unsatisfactory, give physic of oil, and disinfectants by mouth, 

 glycerin and ferrous sulphate, sodium thiosulphate, creolin, sulphur. 



CoENUROsis. Stijrdy. Gid. Turn-sick in Sheep. 



Prevention: Water supplied sheep must be free from feces of dogs, foxes 

 and wolves harboring T. coenurus. Brains of sheep and cattle must never be 

 fed to dogs; twice annually sheep dogs must be starved and given areca nut, 

 with male fern, followed by a cathartic, and feces burned. Repeat this in 

 two days. Kill all stray dogs on the range. Sheep's brains, when infested, 

 must be burned or boiled; young sheep must not be pastured in infested 

 regions. Treatment by trephining cysts, when they can be localized in the 

 brain by soft spots on skull, and only in those which definitely circle about. 

 On the range; open skuU of dead affected sheep with axe, mash brain and 

 cover it with 2 ounces turpentine, formalin, or sheep dip to kill embryos 

 and keep dogs from eating brain. Meat good for market In early stage or 

 for dogs, pelts may be sold. 



Cold, Exposure to. 



Applications of hot blankets and mustard paste; alcohol. 



Colic in the Horse. 



Place in box stall with plenty of bedding ; in mild spasmodic colic, walking 

 exercise, but in no other cases; morphine and atropine, hypodermically. 

 Lobeline sulphate (gr.A), arecoline hydrobromide (gr.ss) and strychnine 

 sulphate (gr.%) subcut. may cure spasmodic or flatulent colic without mor- 

 phine. Spasmodic colic, ether and aromatic spirit of ammonia (each, §ii) with 

 spirit of chloroform, gi, may be given; or chloral, 3i in one pint of linseed oil. 

 Enemata and hot turpentine stupes, useful in all kinds of colic. In flatulent 

 colic, oil of turpentine, gss; carbolic acid, n\,x; ether and spirit of chloroform 

 (each Si), may be prescribed together in a pint of linseed oil. A cathartic 

 is indicated at the earliest moment — an aloes ball, or linseed oil, and hot 

 enemata, in spasmo^gffj]^Q^i^yl\/^fgpQ^(y^, give arecoline, and enema; 



