PREVENTION, SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT 



food. Vomiting is the chief symptom and if much catarrh is 

 present, fever, pain, thirst, loss of appetite and tenderness on pres- 

 sure oVer the stomach exist. The common bile duct may be oc- 

 cluded by mucus and inflammatory swelling, with jaundice. If 

 the intestines are the main seat of catarrh, then diarrhea, of a 

 slimy, bilious or even bloody character, is the principal feature — to- 

 gether with fever. 



Treatment. — If the animal is confined and allowed but a small 

 amount of water at frequent intervals, and completely starved, this 

 will often suffice for a cure. Vomiting may be encouraged by giv- 

 ing ^ to i teaspoonful of fluidextract of ipecac. If emesis is pro- 

 longed, bismuth subnitrate (gr. xx-xxx) with cerium oxalate 

 (gr. iii) may be prescribed in capsules every few hours. Potassium 

 bromide (3ss-i) with chloral hydrate (gr. x-xxx) are very effi- 

 cient, given by rectum in a few ounces of boiled starch solution, to 

 stop vomiting. Diarrhea may be checked by administering a mod- 

 erate dose of castor oil (§i-ii), and then prescribing bismuth in 

 capsules with salol (gr. v) or carbolic acid (gr. i) every few hours, 

 if there be much intestinal fermentation. Opium and camphor 

 (each gr. ss) with lead acetate (gr. i) in pill three times daily are 

 most effective in arresting diarrhea after a cathartic is given. 

 Enemata are often useful (especially where there is much strain- 

 ing) , as tannic acid in i per cent, aqueous solution. 



Diet is of first importance. After starving until vomiting 

 ceases, milk and lime water, equal parts, or a little scraped raw beef 

 may be allowed. In diarrhea, boiled milk and boiled rice form per- 

 haps the best diet. Loss of appetite after an attack may be com- 

 bated with tincture of gentian and tine, cinchona co. and tine, of 

 nux vomica (each 1Tl.xx) thrice daily in water. 



Impotence (Sexual). 



This may be considered under three heads. 



i. Loss of Sexual Desire in the Male and Female. — 



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