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him she must be removed. Foresters generally have some females 
loose with males when out grazing as a precaution, lest an animal 
becoming musth should stray away in search of such companionship 
and be lost as they occasionally are. 
Grain must be entirely withheld and green food only given in 
small quantities for several days. To calm the excitement, drugs 
are generally necessary and the best of these in the early stage is 
a strong purgative (Formulae 29 to 38), also in the early stages 
opium, or ganja 4 to 6 drachms, given mixed with boiled rice, 
plantains, or jaggery. 
The following may be tried : — 
Extract of belladonna two drachms, bromide of potash half an ounce, mixed 
with sugar and aniseed or cardamoms and given in tamarind pulp or jaggery 
twice a day for two days. 
OR 
Camplior ... ... 3 drs. 
Opium ... ... 3 drs. 
Twice a day for two days. 
OR 
Wheat flour ... ... 8 lbs. 
Onions ... ... 8 lbs. 
Sugar ... ... 8 lbs. 
Ghee ... ... 4 lbs. 
Mix and make into pills the size of an orange, and give one night 
and morning till the whole is taken. — Haixhes. 
The use of bromide of potash in doses from -i to |- of an ounce 
once or twice daily. If this drug is given in the early stages so 
much the better. I have records of most troublesome animals that 
had always to be securely fettered during musth under this treatment 
carry on their work as usual. With drugs of the nerve-depressing 
class, however, exceptions must be looked for as some individuals 
possess greater resistance. 
Inflammation of the Temporal Glands. 
Causes. — Sometimes the unusual congestion of these glands 
during the period of musth runs on to inflammation especially when 
musth has been prolonged. 
This may even go on to the formation of a fistula, in time extend- 
ing to a depth of several inches, ten or more, and affecting the 
adjacent bone. In these cases there is often much swelling owing 
to pent-up matter, etc. If a probe be passed down the sinus very 
foul-smelling pus as a rule wells out. 
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