DISEASES OF THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS 791 



Induration. 



Apply Priessnitz poultice, 708. Rub into parts frequently, equal 

 parts, ichthyol, ung. hydrargyri and ung. belladonna, or employ a 

 fly blister, 646. ' 



Inflammation. 



Acute— General treatment with aconite, 463, veratrum, 467, or, in 

 robust patients and with very urgent symptoms, venesection, 728. 

 Cool, airy, box stall, moderate body covering and bandage for limbs, 

 in case of horses. Internally, laxatives, 570. Calomel is an intes- 

 tinal disinfectant as well, 315. Externally, counter-irritation, 701, 

 in some form. When trouble localized, hot poultices, 712, or ice, 

 706. To relieve pain and quiet animal, opium, 369; bromides, 243; 

 chloral, 318. Stimulate renal secretion: spirit of nitrous ether, 313; 

 potassium citrate, or nitrate, 129. Diet, 691. Stimulants to sup- 

 port the heart, strychnine, 408. In convalesence, bitters, 489, 408; 

 and alcohol, 289, HCl, 273. 



In Chronic inflammation, supportive treatment. Internally, io- 

 dides to aid resolution. 249. Externally, in local troubles, counter- 

 irritants, 701. 



Influenza in Horses. 



Cool, airy box stall. Moderate covering of body and bandaging 

 of limbs. Move bowels by enemata or mild laxatives, 570. Diet — 

 Bran mashes, boiled oats, milk, beef tea, eggs, green food. Strych- 

 nine solution, 408, dropped on tongue thrice daily and turpentine 

 liniment rubbed daily onto limbs and belly to prevent edema. 

 Steaming with co. tine, benzoin, 47, and application of turpentine 

 liniment, 499, and bandage to throat, to relieve catarrh of upper 

 air passages. With laryngitis, apply fly blister to larynx, 646. With 

 weak, feeble pulse, give strychnine as above and alcohol, as gin, 281, 

 and digitalis, 451 ; or strophanthus, 455, or camphor, 550, or caffeine, 

 399, or coffee, 399. Antipyretics rarely desirable, except in hyper- 

 pyrexia, then a few doses of phenacetin (3ii) at 3 hours interval. 

 Spirit of nitrous ether, 313, aconite, 463, and solution of ammonium 

 acetate, 151, may be given. Alcohol as food and nerve sedative, 289. 

 With icterus, give 1 pint of linseed oil and sodium bicarbonate, 135, 

 on food. When conjunctivitis, keratitis arid iritis complicate, see 

 these disorders. Polyvalent Antistreptococcic serum as a prophy- 

 lactic (10 c. c.) and curative agent (dose, 30 c. c.) has yielded gooa 

 results and is said to prevent purpura. Suspects showing rise of 

 temperature and all cases of influenza should be isolated. Com- 

 munication of influenza by utensils and attendants should be avoid- 



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