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H. E. KINGMAN, 
However, in studying hemorrhage from the kidneys, it has 
been found that the intravenous injection of adrenalin materially 
checks the escape of blood; also that when the effect of the ad¬ 
renalin wears off the hemorrhage returns. But following slow 
intravenous or deep intramuscular injections the arrest becomes 
permanent. The dose for a horse intravenously is from I to 5 
ounces of a 1,000 to 10,000 solution, and 1 to 6 drams for a dog, 
repeated once every two hours. 
Ergot .—Ergot is of especial value in the treatment of hemor¬ 
rhage following parturition. Its results are obtained not so 
much from the constriction of the bloodvessels of that region 
as from the contraction of the muscle fibers of the uterus itself. 
These small fibers act mechanically as bands around the bleeding 
vessels. 
Ergot may be given by the mouth, subcutaneously, or intra¬ 
muscularly. Usually ergotin is employed for hypodermic use, 
but the fluid extract may be used. Dr. Winslow recommends the 
following preparation: 
Ergotin ) 
Alcohol { aa . 40 
Glycerine 
Water 
Give one-half subcutaneously to a horse; 10-15 m. to dogs. 
It should be repeated frequently and made deeply into muscular 
tissue, to avoid abscess formation. 
Pituitrin .—The Therapeutic Gazette gives the following ar¬ 
ticle on pituitrin. It is believed that the intra-museular injection 
of pituitrin has proved superior to ergotin, with reference to the 
intensity of contraction and continuance of excitation. The au¬ 
thors were enabled to note the effect of pituitrin particularly in 
six cases of extra-peritoneal Caesarian section: “ After not more 
than five minutes one could see how the exposed uterus con¬ 
tracted, in response to a light tactile irritation, to a firm ball. The 
action continued for a long time, which accounts for the fact that 
there was no hemorrhage, a complication that is always feared 
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