The Stockowner's Medicine Chest

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 181, 4 December 1886, Page 2

The Stockowner's Medicine Chest

The Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society recently published the following alphabetical list of veterinary medicines, arranged by Professor Brown, with the dosos for different animals :—: — Aconite. — Tincfcure (Fleming's) ; action sedative, allays fever, and externally relieves irritation. Doses : Horses and ox, 10 to 30 drops ; sheep, five drops : add water in proportion of a tablespoonful to each drop of tincture to a pint of water. Aloes. — A pmgative for hor&e or ox* The ordinary aloeiic ma<=s and the solution should be kept al hand ; both preparations must be obtained from a druggist. Doses : Horses, four to fix drams of the aloetic ma-s as an ordinary puigativo ; ox, half a pint of the solution, usually given in combination with linseed oil, in cases of continued constipation Aicca Nnfc. — A useful worm medicine. The nutd should ho kent in a stoppered bottle in a dry place. When required for use, the quantity should be giated by means of a nutmeg-graton* Pe^es : Horse or ox, half an ounce to an ounce of the grated nut, mixed with tho food, corn, and bian ; sheep, 2 dianu> ; dog, half to one diam. Carbolic Acid. —A poweiful caustic and antiseptic, oidinaiily uf-eel in combination with 50 to 100 paitb of water, as an antiseptic lotion to unhealthy •wounds, and tor disinfecting purposes. Castor Oil, also Linseed Oil.— Purgative ; dofcct. : or ox, one or two pints; sheep, four tablespoonful-!. Colic Mixture. — Equal parts of laudanum and sweet spirit of niter, and an eighth part of chloric ether. A halt-pint bofctlo to be kept at hand. Dose : Hois© or ox, two to four tablespoonsful in thice paita of a pint of water. Suits {Epsom ov Glauber) common puigatives for cattle and sheep. Do&e.s : Ox, 12 to 10 ounces, dissolved in a wine bottle of hot water. A tablespoon ful of ginger may be added. Sheep, four to six ounces. Salicylic Acid — A valuable antiseptic, effective in the treatment of foot-and-mouth disease. Dose : Four tablespoonfuls of the acid are to be put in an eaithcn \e&sel and dissolved in a quart of boiling water ; hot water is then to be added to make a gallon. This solution is to be used to syimge the feet and lave the mouth and nostiil*, and also to wash the udder, and finally to sprinkle over the litter ; half a pint of the solution may bo added to the gallon of drinking water every day. Tho dry acid (powder) may be sprinkled on the feet after they have been syringed with the solution. Santonin, used to expel worms, one of the mobt effective agents for this purpose. Dose : Horse, 15 giains, "with three diams of aloes, to be given in the morning before feeding, and repeated after two days. Tuipentine, Oil of. — Stimulant to the skin. Internally used to expel worms ; useful in *' hu.sk in calves." Doses: a tablet.poonful daily in half a pint of & mixtuie of milk and eggs; lambs, one quaiter of the quantity. Vaseline. — Emollienttotheskin ; effective in irritation of the surface, chapped heels, mud fever, e&pecially if mixed -\\ ith an eighth part of trUnitiate of bismuth or caibonate of lead (white lead), or oxide of zinc.