PRESCRIPTIONS USED IN CANINE PRACTICE. 



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PRESCRIPTIONS USED IN CANINE PRACTICE. 



ASTHMA. 



» . Pulveris ipecacuanha, 



Pulveris opii aa gr. vj. 



Pulveris glycyrrhizae ra- 



dicia gr. xxiv. 



Pulveris rhei gr. xij. 



Misce et flant pilulae, No. xxiv. 

 Sig. : One pill night and morning. 



ASTHMA. 



1J . Potassii iodidi 3 ij. 



Spiritus ammoniae aromatici. . J j- 

 Tincturae quassiae, 



Aquae aa§ ij. 



Misce. 



Sig. : 3 j- t. i. d 



May be used during and between the 

 attacks. 



STOMACH WORMS. 



B . Santonini, 



Hydrargyri chloridi mitis . aa gr. iij . 



Misce et flant pilulse, No. vj. 



Sig. : Give one each morning till two 

 or three pills have been given. 



Dose varies from half a pill to three 

 pills, according to size and age of pup. 



HEMORRHOIDS. 



B- Pulveris opii 3ij. 



Acidi tannici 3 iss. 



Unguenti zinci § iij. 



Misce et fiat unguentum. 



Sig. ■ Apply once or twice a day. 



COLIC. 



B. Extracti cannabis Indicae flu- 

 id* 3 j. 



Spiritus chloroformi 3 ij. 



Acidi hydrocyanici diluti 3 ss. 



Acaciae pulveris 5 ss. 



Aquae q. s. adfij. 



Misce et flat emulsum. 

 Sig. ■ 3 j. in water, repeated till pain 

 is relieved. 



Good where colics are caused by in- 

 digestible food. 



RACHITIS. 



B • Calcii phosphatis, 



Eerri phosphatis aa gr, xxxvj. 



Misce et flant pulveres, No. xij. 



Sig. : One powder night and morn- 

 ing. 



B 



OTITIS. 



Acidi carbolici, 



Zinci sulphatis, 



Plumbi acetatis aa gr. x. 



Aquae destillatae f \ viij. 



Misce et fiat solutio. 

 Sig. : Inject twice a day. 

 Good, especially where the discharge 

 is offensive. 



IRITIS— KERATITIS . 



B . Atropinae sulphatis gr. ij. 



Glycerini. gtt. v. 



Aquae rosae | j. 



Misce et fiat collyrium. 

 Sig. : Pew drops in eye two or three 

 times a day. 



TONIC IN DYSPEPSIA. 



B . Pulveris calumbae, 



Zingiberis radicis pulveris. .aa 3 j. 



Misce et flant pulveres, No. vj. 



Sig. ; One in molasses or syrup three 

 times a day. 



INDIGESTION POWDERS. 



B . Bismuthi subnitratis 3 ij. 



Pepsini 3 j. 



Misce et flant pulveres, No. xij. 



Sig. : One on tongue every two or 

 three hours. 



Good where food is vomited; best 

 given after eating. 



CONSTIPATION. 



B • Olei ricini 1 iss. 



Syrupi rhamni cathartici ... | j. 



Syrupi papaveris | ss. 



Misce. 



Sig. : Half to two ounces (repeated 

 if necessary), according to size of dog, 

 etc. 



