32 GENERAL THERAPEUTICS FOR VETERINARIANS 



tion and decomposition of the stomach contents, also in infectious 

 gastric catarrh and against parasites (stomach worms, larvae of the 

 bot fly). To this class belong acidum hydrochloricum, creolin, 

 creosotum, naphthalenum, bismuthi subnitras, quinina, iodiun, 

 oleum terebinthinse and carbonei disulphidum. 



Of these, the most important in veterinary medicine are hydro- 

 chloric acid and creolin. Both may be given to cattle and horses 

 in doses of 10-25, 5ijss to vj; sheep and goats, 0.5-1, vgyi] to 

 xv; dogs, 0.1-1, Ttj] to xv; fowl, 0.1-0.25, ttej to iij. The 

 dose of carbon disulphide (bot fly larvae) for horses is 10, 3ijss, 

 repeated four times at intervals of one hour. 



(g) Narcotic Stomachics (Antemetics) are prescribed in 

 painful affections of the stomach and in persistent vomiting. The 

 sedative remedies are opii pulvis, cocainse hydrochloridum and 

 menthol. 



Opium is most frequently used. Dose for horses and cattle, 5- 

 25, 3j to vj; dogs, 0.1-0.5, grs. j to vij. [Of the tinctura opii, 

 the dose for horses and cattle is 30-60, Sj to ij; dogs, 0.2-2, 

 Ttijiij to XXX.] 



(h) Antacids (Acid-neutealizing Stomachics, Absoebents). 

 — These combine with abnormal acids or an excess of normal acids 

 in the stomach and neutralize excessive amounts of hydrochloric 

 and lactic acids or abnormal acids (fatty acids, carbonic acid, 

 poisonous acids). To this group belong sodii bicarbonas, potassii 

 bicarbonas, soap, liquor calcis, calcii carbonas praecipitatus, 

 *sodium, *potassium, magnesii oxidum, magnesii carbonas, aqua 

 ammonise and ammonii carbonas. 



Soap is an important absorbent for carboHc acid especially; 

 lime water for oxalic and sulphuric acids, and the other substances 

 mentioned above for hydrochloric, lactic and the fatty acids, etc. 

 The dose is ad libitum except for sodium, potassium, and the oxide 

 and carbonate of magnesia. Of the latter, the dose for horses and 

 cattle is 5-25, Sj to vj; sheep and goats, 1-2, grs. xv to xxx; dogs, 

 0.2-1, grs. iij to xv. 



(i) RuMiNATOHics. — The drugs that stimulate rumination are 

 emetics, muscle stimulants, and drastic stimulants of the gastric 



