PREVENTION, SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT l y l 



each in solution thrice daily. The iodide is particularly useful in 

 chronic cases. 



Externally, thorough rubbing of the part with methyl salicylate 

 or chloroform liniment is useful and gauze soaked in the former 

 and covered with oil silk may be bandaged to advantage over the 

 part. Heat is one of the best remedies. This may be applied by 

 hot blankets covered with a rubber sheet and dry blanket, or by 

 laying a flannel over the affected region and ironing the part with a 

 hot flat-iron. The injection of sterile water into the painful muscle 

 is sometimes useful (3ss for dogs; §i for large animals) in one or 

 two points. Puncture of the painful muscles by sterile needles (acu- 

 puncture) has been found to give immediate relief in some cases 

 and the use of sterile water injections accomplishes as much and 

 more. 



Veratrine is employed by the Germans (gr. 54 to i 1 /* in 

 Ttl, 15-30 of alcohol, for horses) injected into the muscle in 

 shoulder lameness of rheumatic origin. Its use should be followed 

 by walking exercise. 



Chronic cases of myalgia should receive tonic treatment (cod- 

 liver oil), and attention to the general hygiene and massage, with 

 some good liniment, and moderate exercise aid recovery. 



Nasal Catarrh (Chronic) — Chronic Rhinitis, in Horses. 



This affection may be primary and follow the acute form. 

 The nasal discharge is usually from both nostrils and varies in 

 character and may be putrid. The pathology varies from swelling 

 and hypertrophy of the nasal mucous membrane with obstruction 

 of the passages, and superficial ulceration of the septum, to atrophy 

 and ulcerative conditions of the membranes and bones with foul 

 discharge. 



Treatment consists in local application of cleansing, antiseptic 

 and astringent solutions made in various ways: by means of an 

 atomizer through the nostrils, by the use of a fountain syringe and 



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