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talin. Throughout the illness the diet must be 

 light, nourishing, and easily digested. Milk, beef 

 tea, and small quantities of finely chopped raw beef 

 are appropriate articles of diet. In cases where the 

 animal refuses to eat at all, extract of meat, made 

 into pills, may be administered, or a teaspoonful 

 each of brandy and beef tea may be given every 

 two hours. 



The after-treatment of pneumonia consists of 

 liberal diet, moderate exercise, and a good, iron 

 tonic. 



In cases of pneumonia that take on a septic char- 

 acter due to secondary infection (pyogenic bac- 

 teria), all the usual symptoms are accentuated, 

 there is the addition of great prostration, and the 

 case only too often ends fatally. However, anti- 

 streptococcic serum in full and repeated doses has 

 in many cases saved life, and should be resorted 

 to as soon as the secondary infection is diagnosed. 

 Subcutaneous injections of camphor are particu- 

 larly useful in these cases and should be repeated 

 as required. Thirty to sixty minims of spirit of 

 camphor may be given, or it may be given as fol- 

 lows: 



5 Camphorae grs. xv 



Etheris sulphuric! dr. ss 



Olei olivae drs. il 



M. Inject fifteen to thirty minims, according to the cir- 

 cumstances. 



Gangrene of the lung is often the sequel of the 

 secondary invasion in pneumonia and is nearly 

 always fatal, but the above treatment should be 

 persisted in, in the hope of inducing a favorable 

 termination. 



