804 EPITOME OF MODEEN TEEATMENT OF 



In Cattle, paraplegia is seen in impaction of the rumen and par- 

 turient apoplexy. (See Indigestion and Apoplexy, Parturient.) In 

 general, evacuate the rectum and bladder and apply hot fomenta- 

 tions and sinapisms, 518, to loins, and later give strychnine, 409, 

 and blister, 64,6, loins (unless there is a nephritis), and potassium 

 iodide, 249. 



3. Local Paralysis due to a neuritis, from blows, pressure, in- 

 juries, cold, or central lesion. Conimonest form of paralysis in 

 the horse. Paralysis of the "facial, trigeminus, radial, crural, tibial, 

 obturator, etc., not infrequent, and recovery commonly occurs. 

 Treatment — Remove sources of pressure or irritation, as halter in 

 facial paralysis. Use preferably galvanic current from the onset 

 of paralysis over the nerve root and paralyzed area, or faradic cur- 

 rent, if it causes contraction of muscles and is not too painful. Al- 

 so apply sinapisms, 518, or capsicum, 526, or light applications of 

 thermocautery over the course of the affected nerve. In chronic 

 stage, employ massage with a liniment, hot and cold douches, alter- 

 nately; electricity, as above, and strychnine, 409, under the sEin in 

 large doses. 



Parasites, Intestinal. 



Order, Cestoda. Family, Taeniae or Tape Worms. ' 



Of the Dog — Genus Taenia; species: T. cucumerina, T. margin- 

 ata, serrata, coenurus, echinococcus and serialis. 



Sheep — T. expansa, alba, and fimbriata in West. U. S. 



Cattle — T. expansa, alba, and denticulata. 



Horses — T. perfoliata, plicata and mamiUana. 



Poultry — T. infundibuliformis and 19 other species. 



Treatment — ^Withhold all food for 24 hours, give anthelmintic, 

 purge following it, and repeat dose within a few days if ineffec- 

 tive. Isolate the infected, burn feces and taeniae, avoid infected 

 pastures, or disinfect same, and prevent animals from eating raw 

 entrails of other animals. f 



Special Treatment. — Dogs — Oleoresin of male fern, 616, or areca • 

 nut in capsules, 617, and follow by compound cathartic pills. Ene- 

 mata to remove the worm. If the head of the worm is not re- 

 moved, repeat the treatment in three days. Also oil of turpentine, 

 503, pelletierine, 630, pomegranate, 620, kousso, 619, naphthol, 336, 

 and ether, 295, are used as taeniacides. 



Sheep — Give areca nut (3i-ii) on food to lambs and repeat in 

 three days if not effective. For T. fimbriata, give sheep thymol, 

 552 (3ss-iiss) suspended in milk and repeat on succeeding days if 

 ineffective. 



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