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powerless and there is salivation; while the animal dives his head 

 deeper to drink, and gathers his food with the teeth instead of lips. 

 Removal of halter to avoid pressure on face ; deep trough and soft 

 food; a blister of red iodide of mercury (1-8 in vaseline) along 

 the course of the nerve in the masseter muscles, or repealed light 

 cauterization with the Paquelin cautery — so as just to superficially 

 mark the skin, without causing open wounds — are indicated. Po- 

 tassium iodide in the dose of 3ii may also be given thrice daily. 



In neuritis, generally electricity is valuable from the first, and 

 preferably the galvanic battery. If, however, the faradic current 

 is borne, and will cause contraction of paralyzed muscles, it may be 

 used. In using either current, one pole may be held, or fastened 

 in place, over the root or proximal portion of the trunk, and the 

 other over the peripheral area of the nerve. The strength of the 

 current should be that readily borne by the human. Hair should 

 be clipped from the area to be treated, and the surface wet with a 

 solution of common salt. Repeated blistering with mild fly blister, 

 or applications of mustard paste should be made along the course 

 of the inflamed nerve, but not on the paralyzed peripheral area. 

 Light searing of the surface with the thermocautery accomplishes 

 immediately the same effect in a cleanly, absolutely controlled man- 

 ner. These measures may be begun at once on the appearance of 

 neuritis. In the more chronic stages, massage of the paralyzed 

 muscles, with turpentine liniment, and the alternate use of hot and 

 cold douches, are useful; while strychnine may be injected under 

 the skin, in large and increasing doses, twice daily. 



Parasites, Intestinal. 



Class. — Plathelminthes. Order. — Cestoda. Family. — Taeniae 

 or Tapeworms, Taeniasis. Genus. — Taenia. 



Treatment for all kind of tapeworms in all animals generally 

 includes starving twenty-four hours, the use of an anthelmintic, 

 followed by a purge, and repetition of the dose if the drug is inef- 



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