DISEASES OP THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS 795 



May to August. Drain pastures to destroy snails, the intermediary 

 host of the Distomata. Diseased animals should be slaughtered 

 and their livers burned. Keep sound sheep away from infested 

 pastures. Disinfect manure of infested animals with quick lime. 



LoupiNQ III in Sheep. 



Due to bacteria conveyed by ticks living in taU grass and damp 

 spots. No cure; treatment wholly preventive. Isolate and kill 

 diseased sheep. Dip the rest of flock as for Scab. Wet pastures 

 avoided or drained. Long grass and rushes must be avoided. 



Luxations. See Dislocations. 



Lymphangitis. Cellulitis. Inflammatory Edema. 



Idiopathic in Horse in hind legs. Apply from the beginning hot 

 compresses of 3 per cent, lysol or creolin solution, covered with 

 waterproof protective and bandage, to whole limb; change fre- 

 quently. Give aloes, 3iv, calomel, 3i, in ball, and light diet — mashes, 

 green food and hay. Enforce absolute rest. Tine, of aconite, 463, 

 and spirit of nitrous ether, 313, may be used for fever every two 

 hours, but local treatment most useful. Alcohol and milk in de- 

 bilitated subjects. When acute symptoms subside, use dry ban- 

 daging, friction with oil of turpentine and sweet oil (equal parts), 

 and gentle exercise to reduce swelling of limb. Internally, potas- 

 sium iodide, 249, may be given to hasten resolution, together with 

 laxatives to remove water from the system, as artificial Carlsbad 

 salts on the food, 137. 



Lymphangitis, Mycotic or Epizootic, of Horses. 



Excise or remove limited area of diseased lymphatics with actual 

 cautery and knife. Incise, curette and cauterize abscess cavities 

 with Paquelin cautery. Isolate diseased animals and disinfect 

 harness, contaminated objects and premises contaminated by 

 aifected animals. 



Lymphatics, Inflamed. See Glandular Enlargements. 



Maggots From Flyblow. 



Apply kerosene, or turpentine and pil. Other antiseptics. 



Maladie du Coit. Dourine in Stallions and Mares Caused 

 BY Trypanosoma Equiperdum. Vesicular Exanthema. 



Antiseptic irrigations of penis and vagina. Stallion, 5 per cent, 

 lysol or creolin, or 1-2,000 solution of corrosive. In mares, injec- 

 tions of 2 per cent, lysol. Also apply local application of 5 per 

 cent, argyrol solution after cleansing as above. Great swelling is 

 reduced by constant hot fomentation (saturated boric acid solution), ^ 

 or by incisions. After acute conditions subside, may inject sheath 

 and vagina with 1 per cent, lead acetate or zinc sulphate solution. 



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