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wet witli same, are useful in less urgent cases. Antiphlogistine 

 spread on hot and thick, after shaving skin, and renewed each 12 

 hours, is also beneficial. When abscess of glands threatens, fre- 

 quent hot poulticing or application of a fly blister are in order. 

 Relieve constipation by carron oil or artificial Carlsbad salts, 156, 

 137, in doses of a few ounces on the food, and by enemata. In- 

 halations of 2 per cent, carbolic acid are eflicacious, with cleansing 

 and greasing of nostrils with vaseline. Abscess about the pharynx 

 calls for incision of skin and exploration with director or fingers. 

 Severe dyspnea demands immediate tracheotomy. In dogs, silver 

 nitrate solution (10 per cent.) may be painted on throat, or m.v of 

 tine, ferri chloride may be given in one-half dram of glycerine 

 every 2 hours for effect on throat. In swine, apply a good fly 

 blister from ear to ear and give veratrum or ipecac (of either, 

 gr. xxx) on food to cause emesis' and avert suffocation. 



Phrenitis. See Encephalitis. 



Phtheiriasis. See Lice. 



Pica. See Depraved Appetite. 



Piles. Hemorrhoids (In Dogs). 



Keep bowels loose with equal parts of sulphur, 257, and com- 

 pound licorice powder, 579 (3ss-i in capsules), or with two parts of 

 sulphur and one of potassium bitartrate (3ss in capsules). Apply 

 externally fluidextract of hamamelis, 601, and inject some into the 

 rectum. With much itching and pain: acidi gallici, gr.x; orthoformi, 

 gr.x; extr. opii, gr.iv; extr. belladonnae, gr.iv; unguent, ad. 3iv; ap- 

 ply externally. If aggravated and persistent, give an anesthetic; 

 stretch sphincter ani until it is paralyzed; clamp base of piles and 

 burn off pile down to clamp with dull red thermocautery. Lock 

 bowels for three days with opium. Then give injection of sweet 

 oil and castor oil, or two or three compound cathartic pills. 



Pleuritis and Empyema. Pleurisy. 



Venesection with much pain and dyspnea, 729. Fever and pain 

 are relieved by phenacetin, 323. Also by the application of 

 mustard paste and hot blankets with rubber covering to the chest. 

 Instead of phenacetin, we may give — to relieve pain and dyspnea — 

 laudanum, Jii, in a pint of linseed oil to the horse; or morphine 

 subcutaneously, 370. With effusion, administer calomel, 219, and 

 also a combination of fluidextract of digitalis (3i), oil of juniper 

 (3i), and potassium acetate (Ji) in water thrice daily to "horses; 



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