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THE VETERINARY SCIENCE 
During- the progress of the disease, in the majority of 
cases there is a persistent determination to remain standing. 
Treatment. — Clothe and attend to the general comfort of ^ 
the animal according to the season of the year. If the legs 
are cold, hand-rub and bandage them. Allow plenty of fresh 
air in the stable but avoid drafts. Support the system and 
assist nature to throw off the disease, because influenza will 
run its course in spite of medicine. Keep the bowels loose 
by feeding on soft food with plenty of boiled flax seed in it, 
but never, under any circumstances, give the animal a physic 
drench. Give 
Chlorate of Potash 54 pound. 
Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre % pound. 
Powdered Digitalis ^ pound. 
Mix thoroughly together and give a teaspoonful every 
six hours on the tongue with a spoon. Feed often but give 
small quantities, so that he will eat it all without leaving any 
in his manger. Allow cold water to drink in small quantities 
but often. Rub the throat well with the white liniment four 
or five times a day, and if the lungs become affected, apply a 
light mustard plaster over the sides of the chest every day. 
Continue this treatment until there is relief. Where there is 
extreme weakness give a wineglassful of whisky in a pint of 
oatmeal gruel three or four times a day as a drench, being 
careful not to choke the animal ; this is an excellent stimulant. 
When improvement begins the eye gets clear; he takes notice 
of things about him ; the pulse is more nearly natural — slower 
and stronger — and the appetite is better. After the disease 
has subsided, should he be very weak and thin, give 
Sulphate of Iron 5^ pound. 
Ground Gentian Root % pound. 
Mix thoroughly and give a large teaspoonful three times 
a day in the feed. Feed well and give gentle exercise every 
day. This disease, if treated in this manner, and allowed to 
run its course, provided of course that the animal does not 
catch cold, will terminate favorably. Above all never bleed, 
or give aconite or physic during treatment of influenza, as it 
only tends to make the animal weaker and the disease more 
violent. 
4. Button Farcy (Purpura Hemorrhagica). 
This disease is not contagious. It is defined to be some 
putrid condition or charbonous affection of the blood. It 
