DISEASES OF THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS 763 



Blaok-Quaeter. Black-Leg. 



Prevention secured by vaccine, 752; avoid infected pastures- 

 bury dead with hide intact, 7 feet below surface in quicklime ; dis- 

 infect premises, 725 ; free incision of swellings (endangers spread 

 of infection) and injection of hydrogen dioxide and other anti- 

 septics in mild cases. 

 Bladder, Irritable. 



Sloppy food, linseed tea. A cathartic ; rest ; hot enemata. Re- 

 move smegma, calculi and other sources of irritation. Belladonna, 

 386 ; hyoscyamus, 390 ; potassium citrate, 127 ; potassium acetatp, 

 127 ; spirit of nitrous ether, 313 ; camphor. 550 ; buchu, 541 ; salol, 

 495 ; urotropin, 341. 



Bladder, Paralysis op. 



Empty by sterile catheter or, in horse, pressure through rectum. 

 Treatment directed to cause. 

 Blepharospasm. 



Atropine, 384. 



Bleeding. See Hemorrhage. 



Bog Spavin. See Synovitis. 



Eest ; irrigation, 710 ; hot fomentations, 716 ; Priessnitz poultice, 

 708 ; high heel shoe or slings, in bad cases ; after acute stage passes, 

 cantharidal blister, 646. 



Boils or Furuncles. 



Aborted by touching with tincture of iodine, 252 ; or pure car- 

 bolic acid, 330 ; or painting with collodion, 659 ; or 20 per cent sil ver 

 nitrate solution ; injectionof 2per cent carbolic solution. Puncture 

 central opening with pure carbolic acid on toothpick and dress with 

 carbolized vaseline ; or creolin in Peruvian balsam (1-10) ; poultices 

 inadvisable as they spread infection. Internal remediesof doubtful 

 advantage ; calcium sulphide, H, gr. 30-30 ; D, gr. l-^, thrice daily ; 

 or sodium sulphite, 143 ; or compressed yeast cake, 1 daily to dogs 

 in pills. In anemia, bitters, iron and arsenic. Paracentesis in 

 severe cases ;. dress with Peruvian balsam and creolin, as above, or 

 iodoform, 352 ; and avoid chafing of parts. 



Bots in Horses. 



Give carbon disulphide ia capsules ; 3 drams at hourly intervals 

 for three doses, followed in 24 hours by a pint of linseed oil. Laxa- 

 tive diet of, green fodder. Destroy larvae in feces in spring, then 

 give bitters, iron and arsenic for a fortnight. 



Broken Knees. Horses. 



For mere abrasion of skin, tie head up, to prevent the animal from 

 lying downfor 2 or 3 days, and apply white lotion on a compress 

 continuously, 175. When the skin is cut, cleanse and shave hair, 

 wash skin thoroughly with Harrington's solution, 216 ; irrigate the 



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