Pleuro-P neumonia amowjst Cattle. 
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R Hydrarg. Chlorid. Dj. 
Ant. Pot. Tart. 3j. 
Pulv. Ojjii 3ss. three times a day. 
A seton eii^ht or ten inches in length, of coarse filleting, should 
be inserted on each side of the chest. The sides and f ront of the 
brisket, after being scrubbed with a coarse brush, and the hair 
removed with scissors, should be well rubbed with either of the 
following ointments : 
No. 1. R Hydrarg Biniodid. 5ss. 
Pulv. Lyttaj 5j- 
A.\ungiac 5iv. Mix. 
No. 2. R Pulv. Lytlai 5vj. 
Pulv. Euphorbii 5ij, 
Hydrarg. Bichlorid. 5ss. 
Axungite Ibiss. 
Should great debility exist, the following tonic draught may be 
given twice a day. 
R Ferri Sulph. 3ij- 
Pulv. Gentianae 3ij- 
Sem. Cununi 5ss. 
Sp. ^tlieris Sulph. gss. 
mixed in two quarts of gruel, to which half a pint of porter or ale 
may be added. Should diarrhoea exist, it may be checked by the 
use of opium and chalk given in starch gruel. This we have 
often found to suspend the further action of the bowels for a con- 
siderable time. 
Particular attention should be paid to the diet. In the first 
stage this should consist principally of brau-mashes, gruel, lin- 
seed-tea, (Sec. But in this advanced and debilitating stage of the 
disorder, should the animal show any inclination to eat, it may be 
offered a lev/ steeped oats, or malt-mashes, gruel, ikc. : the skin 
should be kept warm with large rugs. 
A gi eat deal has been said in favour of the hydropathic system, 
and of its surprising powers in cutting short the course of this 
formidable disease. 1 have given it several fair trials, but so 
far from its proving of any service, I have had reason to think 
that its adoption accelerated the progress of the disorder. 
As before stated, I consider the last stage of pleuro-pneumonia 
so utterly hopeless, that to persist in further treatment would not 
only be an useless and painful proceeding to the lingering and 
dying animal, but would be involving the proprietor in unneces- 
sary expense, so that, in order to terminate its sufferings, I inva- 
riably recommend the beast to be slaughtered. 
