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3. Premature ejaculation in male — Prevelit masturbation and excessive 

 copulation. Cold enemata and improvement in hygiene by outdoor life. 



Indigestion, Acute, in the Horse. 



Includes acute gastro-intestinal catarrh. 



Use stomach tube with eructations, retching, pain and distension of stom- 

 ach. With flatulence, aloes, ball with calomel, (3ss). With violent pain, see 

 Colic. Lysol (3iv) in ball of use in flatulence. Follow later with powdered 

 sodium bicarbonate, ginger and nux vomica thrice daily. After an acute 

 attack give dilute hydrochloric acid and fluidextract of nux vomica to stimu- 

 late gastric functions. When diarrhea is chief feature, give calomel (3ss) 

 in a quart of linseed oil; then prescribe opium and tannic acid (each oil) 

 twice daily in ball. If dysentery with straining and mucus, enema of 1 per 

 cent, tannic acid. Diet — Fasting first 24 hours; then gruels, green food, 

 chopped hay. 



Indigestion, AcutEj in Cattle. Acute Gastritis, Rumenitis, Eeti- 

 culitis, Omasitis, Abomasitis. 



Apply fly blister over affected stomach. In abomasitis, venesection (2 to 4 

 qts.) in severe cases. Eserine with pilocarpine under the skin. Daily doses 

 of Glauber's salt. Nux vomica in convalescence. Diet — Gruels, milk, bran 

 mashes and little hay. 



Indigestion, Chronic. Chronic Gastro-Enteritis (Horse). 



Diet. Attend to condition of teeth. Powder (sodium bicarb., ginger and 

 nux vomica) thrice daily on feed. Dilute hydrochloric acid in some cases. 

 Carlsbad salt (gi) on feed for constipation. Also daily, soapsuds enema. 

 In diarrhea, with putrid feces, copper sulphate or lysol (Sss) daily. 



Indigestion, Chronic, in Cattle. Chronic Tympanites. 



Without diarrhea or constipation, give fluidextract nux vomica with Carls- 

 bad salt (2 tablespoonfuls) on feed thrice daily. In constipation with mucus, 

 add to Carlsbad salt sodium bicarbonate. With diarrhea, give dilute hydro- 

 chloric acid (3i-iii) in drinking water twice daily, and nux vomica and salt 

 on feed. When blood in feces, give fluid diet (milk and gruels) and sodium 

 bicarb, on food. 



Indigestion in Calves. Milk Indigestion. Abomasal Indigestion. 



To stop vomiting and diarrhea, use only sterile, feeding utensils and clean 

 warm milk in hand-fed patients. In sucklings, see that mother's milk is not 

 over rich and feed at short intervals. Skim milk from creameries must be 

 scalded. In hand-fed, give scalded milk and pure water (half and half), 

 warm, till digestion good. At onset, castor oil (Sii)- Pepsin, scald utensils 

 after feeding. Do not give meal at too early age. 



See also Enteritis in Calves. 



See that udder and perineum of mother are clean"in sucklings. 

 Indigestion, Acute, in Swine. Acute Gastritis. 



Calomel and tartar emetic (each gr.v) or calomel fgr.v) and ipecac 



fgr.xxx) in pill with meat. To check severe diarrhea, chalk (3ii) or bismuth 



subnitrate (3ss) on food thrice daily. Avoid improper food, sour swill, hotel 



washings, etc. Give boiled milk arid gruels. Clean utensils, trough and pen. 



Indigestion, Acute. Acute Gastroenteritis in Dogs. 



Restrict water and starve patient. Encourage vomiting by fluidextract 

 ipecac (3i). If emesis prolonged, bismuth subnitrate and cerium oxalate in 

 capsules! Also potassium bromide (31), with chloral (gr.xx-xxx) in enema 

 in boiled starch solution. Diarrhea is checked by castor oil (5i-ii), followed 

 by bismuth (gr.xx), and salol (gr.v) with food thrice daily; or pills of lead 

 acetate (gr.i), and camphor and powdered opium (each gr.ss), three times 

 a day. Enemata (1 per cent, tannin) if much straining. Diet — Milk and 

 lime water ; raw scraped beef. In diarrhea, boiled milk and rice. In con- 

 valescence, tine, nux vomica thrice daily. 

 Induration. 



Apply Priessnitz poultice. Rub into parts frequently,' equal parts, ich- 



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