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form (1-8). Exuberant granulations treated with lunar caustic or actual 

 cautery. i 



In Cattle — Treatment similar to eczema in horse. With total loss of hair 

 use liquid tar in alcohol (1-10). Other remedies include: — Icthyol, sul- 

 phurated potash, sulphur, yellow wash, iodine, boric acid, chalk, lead acetate, 

 zinc sulphate, white precipitate ointment, citrine ointment, carbolic acid, 

 salicylic acid, oleate of mercury, blue ointment, thymol, chrysarobin, hamame- 

 lis, glycerite of starch, pilocarpine, phosphorus, cod liver oil. 

 Elephantiasis of Horses. 



Chronic swelling or dermatitis with proliferation of dermal tissues and 

 deformity of limbs following repeated lymphangitis. 



Bad cases with skin in folds incurable. Laxative diet, iodine ointment, 

 fibrolysin, potassium iodide internally, exercise. Tonics, see Grease. 

 Emphysema, Subcutaneous. 



Air generally becomes absorbed without treatment. If external wound, try 

 to prevent sepsis. If absorption delayed, strap with adhesive plaster, or 

 make pressure by bandage. Incision and puncture undesirable as they 

 favor sepsis. 

 Emphysema, Pulmonary. 



Chief lesion in "Broken Wind." See Broken Wind. 

 Empyema Thoracis. 



Incision into intercostal space, or better, excision of a portion of a rib for 

 drainage, and great care in asepsis, under local anesthesia, to fac;ilitate ex- 

 pansion of lung through coughing. All adhesions to lung must be broken; 

 bleeding is stopped by hot, normal salt solution from pitcher; drainage tube, 

 self-retaining, of spool shape. Irrigation of the chest advisable if discharge 

 fetid. Use chlorazene or dichloramine-T or iodine and potassium iodide, 

 each gr.6, to pint of water for irrigation. In localized abscess, aspiration is 

 sufficient sometimes. 

 Encephalitis. Cerebritis. Meningo-Cerebritis. 



Quiet, dark, cool quarters. Box stalls with slings for horses, if animal 

 unable to stand. At onset, horse, aloes ball with calomel. Cattle — Glauber's 

 salt with croton oil. With high fever and bounding pulse, venesection and 

 aconite, or veratrum. In excitement and mania, morphine, chloral, bromides. 

 Lumbar puncture behind 5th lumbar vertebra, to relieve pressure and for 

 bacterial examination of cerebro-spinal fluid. In convalescence, overcome 

 paralysis by ergot, given with potassium iodide. 

 Endocarditis. 



Acute — In acute rheumatism give sodium bicarbonate and salicylates, and 

 blistering over heart. If pulse strong, give aconite, and fasten ice-bag over 

 heart in acute stage. Morphine to quiet dyspnea. Digitalis in irregular 

 pulse, with nux vomica. Aconite only at onset; later, digitalis, and strych- 

 nine. Nourishing, concentrated diet, absolute rest. 



Chronic Form. See Heart Disease. 

 Enteritis. 



In horse — No solid food allowed, warm water in moderation. At onset 

 only: castor oil, laudanum and belladonna, or calomel with powdered opium 

 in ball. To quiet peristalsis: opium or morphine every few hours. With 

 high fever and strong pulse: venesection, aconite or veratrum. Turpentine 

 stupes. Stimulants: external heat, alcohol and strychnine, in case of threat- 

 ened collapse. In convalescence: cooked gruels, followed by scalded oats 

 and a little green food. 



In dogs — Avoid food or drink in vomiting. Calomel, followed by opium 

 and bismuth subnitrate. In convalescence: meat juice, broths, lime water 

 and milk. 



In cattle — Glauber's salt at onset. Externally, turpentine stupes. Laud- 

 anum with chalk to stop diarrhea. With bloody diarrhea: laudanum with 

 tannic acid; also ergotin under the skin. Strychnine and alcohol. Diet: 

 boiled milk, raw eggs, flour gruel with sodium bicarbonate, cooked roots. 



In calves— In those not suckling, replace milk by whey, made by adding 



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