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do with the outcome of the case. If confined only to the 

 ventral portion of one lung, the danger is not so great as 

 when the dorsal part of the lung is also involved, or if both 

 lungs are diseased. When pleuritis complicates the case 

 the prognosis is naturally less favorable. 



Treatment. — The patient should be placed in a light, clean 

 and well-ventilated place. If feasible, keep the case out 

 of doors as much as possible, guarding it, of course, against 

 wind and rain. Use only light covering (in horses). The 

 legs may be bandaged (use Derby bandages with cotton 

 underneath). Removing the bandages once daily and 

 rubbing the legs well before reapplying is helpful. The 

 horse-patient should be groomed well each day. Feed any 

 easily digested food which the patient can be coaxed to eat. 

 Good clean oats over which a little sugar has been sprinkled 

 is often tempting to the appetite. Give only small quantities 

 at a time. Before feeding syringe out the mouth with 

 clean water. If obtainable fresh grass is very palatable and 

 nutritious. A few handfuls over which is strewn a little 

 salt is often eaten with avidity. The hay should be bright 

 and free from dust. Feed about 6 pounds daily, divided 

 into three feeds. Roots (carrots, beets) and bran mashes 

 are recommended (some horses do not like bran). Eggs 

 and milk may be given if appetite is entirely gone. Keep 

 pure water constantly before the patient, and where it can 

 be gotten at withput undue exertion. Rectal and artificial 

 feeding may be resorted to in patients unable to swallow 

 or without any appetite. 



Drugs. — In typical cases of fibrinous pneumonia drugs are 

 often not only superfluous but may do actual harm. 



It is very important to watch carefully the heart. Minor 

 irregularities may be overcome by small doses of brandy 

 (Bij) mixed with ether (5ij) in a pint of Water, or alcohol, 

 (gij) in a pail of drinking water may be kept before the 

 patient, especially during the night. It may be repeated 

 every three hours. Digitalis in the form of Squibb's fluid 

 extract (3iv-vj), giving one dose only, has often a toning 

 effect upon \he heart (avoid repeated small doses of this 

 drug). When the pulse reaches 80 or more and becomes 



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