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of the common ones are given with the symptoms caused 

 and the antidote. 



Aconite, that old friend of the stockman is a very com- 

 mon cause of death among live stock, due to over doses. 



Symptoms. Attempts at vomiting, retching and gurg- 

 ling sounds in the throat, difficult breathing, depression 

 well marked, froths at the mouth, sweating. 



Antidote. Give stimulants, whiskey, coffee or brandy, 

 keep warm, blanket and hand rub. 



Arsenic is sometimes used to improve the condition of 

 horses, a dangerous method in the hands of novices. The 

 symptoms are colicky pains, depression, pulse small, 

 rapid and irregular, breathing hurried, and sometimes 

 diarrhoea; if slow poisoning is taking place, the eyelids 

 are puffy, eyes watery and irritable; shortness of breath 

 when worked, and depression. 



Antidote. Stop giving the drug, and give fresh 

 sesqui-oxide of iron or magnesia half-pound doses in 

 warm water; give stimulants. 



Ammonia Water in large undiluted doses causes great 

 pain, slavering and casting off of the mucous lining of the 

 mouth, difficulty in breathing, cough, choking effects, 

 the poison may be smelled from the breath. 



Give vinegar, one-half pint in a quart of water or 

 lemon juice, unless the animal cannot swallow; then let 

 it inhale (breathe in) acetic acid or strong vinegar fumes. 



Corrosive Sublimate causes great pain, purging with 

 bloody mucus feces and difficult breathing, the skin cold 

 and moist. Give as antidotes plenty of whites of egg, 

 milk or flour gruel and stimulants. 



Carbolic Acid causes the mouth lining to be white and 

 hard, urine dark, shallow, difficult breathing, weakness, 



