CHAPTER XVIII 
RECIPES AND BRIEF ADVICE 
No printed page can take the place of experience and 
good judgment; yet it is possible to present in brief 
space the general average of conclusions reached by 
many persons in many years. Such brief advice is here 
attempted, as a kind of ready reference. Whenever in 
doubt, consult a skilled veterinarian. If animals are 
worth growing at all, they are worth the advice of 
a man that knows. 
DOSES OF MEDICINE 
In giving medicine to animals, especially if the per- 
son is not familiar with the action of the drug, it is 
best to give small doses and repeat frequently until the 
desired effect is produced, rather than to give large 
doses. 
The doses described in this chapter are for adult ani- 
mals. The age, size and temperament of the animal is 
always to be taken into consideration. Ruminants with 
compound stomachs, as cattle and sheep, can take much 
more medicine, in proportion to their size, than animals 
with simple stomachs. As a rule, a cow will take about. 
half as much again as a horse. Sheep will take about 
one-third as much as a horse. The dose for a good- 
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