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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