Endocarditis. 471 



When clots are suspected, and when endocarditis threatens to 

 lapse into the chronic form, it is recommended to give iodide of 

 potassium (horse and ox i drachm, dog 5 grains, twice daily) 

 with carbonate of ammonia or of potass and bitter tonics. A 

 lengthened rest after apparent recovery is essential to avoid per- 

 manent valve lesions. 



In case of meat producing animals (cattle, swine) it is usually 

 desirable to turn them over to the butcher at the earliest possible 

 moment. This is especially so when the patient is likely to re- 

 tain and diffuse the microbes of a pestilential disease like one of 

 the swine fevers. 



