6. Bryonia Alba 1 White Bryony
7. Cantharis 3x Spanish Fly
8. Chamomilla 1 Wild Camomile
9. China 1 Peruvian Bark
10. Cina 1 Worm Seed
11. Colocynthis 1 Bitter Cucumber
12. Dulcamara 1 Woody nightshade
13. Helleborus Niger 1 Black Hellebore
14. Hepar Sulphur 3x Liver of Sulphur
15. Ipecacuanha 1 Ipecacuanha Root
16. Mercurious Vivus 3x Quicksilver
17. Nux Vomica 1 Vomit Nut
18. Phosphorus 4x Phosphorus
19. Pulsatilla 1 Pasque Flower
20. Rhus Toxicodendron 1 Poison Oak
21. Secale 1 Ergot of Rye
22. Silicea 3x Silex
23. Sulphur 3x Flowers of Sulphur
24. Veratrum Album 1 White Hellebore.
And the strong Homoeopathic preparation of CAMPHOR, which must be kept separate from the other remedies.
In additional to the foregoing remedies, the author recommends the following
TRITURATIONS: Arsenicum 2x, Mercurius 2x, and Sulphur 2x
To be kept separate from the tinctures.
EXTERNAL REMEDIES
Arnica Montana. Calendula Officinalis. Rhus Toxicodendron.
The external remedies, and their uses, are described pages xxviii-xxx.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE MEDICINES. -The required quantity of the Tinctures should be mixed with a few spoonfuls of pure cold water, and given by means of small horns. Where two medicines are required to be given in turns, two horns should be used. After a horn has been used for one medicine it is particularly necessary that it should be well washed out before it is used for another. The Triturations may be placed dry on the tongue of the animal, or mixed with a morsel of a favourite article of food.
MEDICINE TO BE GIVEN WHEN FASTING.– In all cases, when practicable, the medicines should be given to animals when they have been for some time without food, say fifteen to thirty minutes before they are fed.
THE DOSE.– As a general rule, for animals of an average size, ten drops of the tincture may be given to horses or cattle, or two grains of the trituration; and to sheep, swine, or dogs, five drops or one grain of the trituration. As these animals vary in size, the above quantities may be regulated accordingly.
REPETITION OF DOSES.– This is a matter which must depend entirely upon the severity of the disease. In very violent cases, the dose may be given every ten, fifteen, or thirty minutes; in cases less severe, every two, three, or four hours; in chronic cases, once or twice daily. More particular directions as to the repetition of doses, will be found in the body of this work.
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT REMEDY. – This is a subject of great importance. The compiler of this work strongly recommends every one who has an interest in domestic animals, to read this book carefully through, from the first page to the last, especially to study the symptoms of the different diseases, so that when an animal is suffering, he may be able to detect the nature and seat of the complaint, and thus be able to adopt such treatment as may reasonably be expected to prove successful. It may here be remarked that, in the treatment of each malady in subsequent parts of this book, all the remedies suitable are not prescribed, but only those most generally useful, and by which the greatest number of cures have been effected.
Before a state of disease can be correctly estimated, it is necessary to have an acquaintance with the general appearances and habits of the animal in a STATE OF HEALTH; such as the appearance of the eye, the mouth, the skin, the dung, and the urine; the breathing, the pulse, the general temperature of the body; the ease with which the animal stands or walks, and other similar matters, familiarity with which will at once enable the owner to mark any deviation from the symptoms indicative of ordinary good health.
Reference must also be had to such peculiarities as are presented by the ANIMAL IN DISEASE; such as its breathing through the nose, the expression of the features and eyes, the position and movements of the animal, its looks towards particular parts, the beating of its sides with its tail, the excrements, etc. The animal may also be examined by pressure, in order to learn where it feels pain; for even diseases of the internal organs may be discovered by this process.
The temperature of the skin should likewise be examined. If chills and burning heat frequently succeed each other, disease of a violent nature may be suspected. In thick-skinned and hairy animals, it is often difficult to determine the state of the circulation by the pulse; in such cases, examining the temperature of the ears facilitates the inquiry.
After having carefully noted these signs, and arrived at a satisfactory conclusion respecting the nature and seat of the disease, the next thing is to select a remedy for the removal of the malady, according to the instructions given in subsequent portions of this manual.
HOW TO FEEL THE PULSE.– If the horse, hold its head quietly with the left hand; and with the first and second fingers of the right hand, fell for a notch in the jaw-bone, about three inches from the angle of the bone; an artery, or cord-like structure, may be detected; this artery swells and throbs as it is filled with and emptied of, blood. Having thus found the pulse, observe whether it beats with regularity; whether it is strong and bounding almost forcing the fingers from the jaw; or hard, or small and wiry, like the motion of a string; or intermittent, beating for a few times, and then appearing to stop for one beat; or the pulsations flowing into one another, small, and almost imperceptible.
An acquaintance with the healthy pulse will be necessary to understand what its different conditions may indicate in disease. In health, the pulse makes from 36 to 40 beats per minute. An excess of ten to fifteen beats per minute above the general standard of the pulse of the animal, may be taken to indicate constitutional disturbance. Still, even in health a variety of causes may operate to change the character of the pulse; such as severe exertion, fright, stimulating food or drink, and other causes. In seeking to learn the health of an animal from the pulse, reference must be had to various circumstances which materially influence the circulation.
DIET IN DISEASE.– In severe diseases, no food whatever should be given until amendment has taken place, and even then, only in a very cautious manner; if the stomach becomes crammed before the digestive organs have regained their health functions, the disease from which an animal maybe recovering is very likely to return, and may even they prove fatal. Under such circumstances, the food should be selected with special reference to its nutritious and digestible properties. Bran, Malt, Oats, Hay, Carrots, Swede Turnips, Mangold, Wurtzel, and Green Grass or Clover, are suitable for sick or convalescent animals.
BRAN may be given, either dry or wetted, according to the taste of the animal. If in the form of mashes, those enormous scalding- hot mashes should be avoided, which often, by their bulk and temperature, derange a stomach weakened by disease.
OATS may be mixed with the bran, and given either raw or crushed, or whole and boiled.
HAY. – This is an article of food which requires to be given with great caution to diseased animals, especially if the digestive organs have not recovered their full tone. In all cases it ought to be selected perfectly sweet, and free from dust, and be sparingly given.
CARROTS may be given raw, cut into small pieces, care being taken to wash them very clean before using them. They are a very nutritious and excellent vegetable, and will often be eaten when other kinds of foods would be injurious or rejected.
SWEDE TURNIPS are very useful for cattle, but are more watery and less nutritious than carrots.
GREEN FOOD, if given in immoderate quantities, may aggravate the disease, and even induce colic. This may generally be prevented by mixing a little hay with the green food, and permitting only small portions to be eaten at a time.
If any animal allows food to remain by it for several hours without eating it, such food had better be altogether removed, and a little fresh put in its place.
In addition to these articles of food, the FLUIDS suitable for the diseased animal to drink, according to circumstances, are : Barley Water, Oatmeal and Linseed Gruel, Milk and Water, and Cold Water. Of the later it will generally be proper to have a small quantity within reach of the animal. This should be renewed several times daily.
EXTERNAL REMEDIES.
We will here give a brief description of the uses and modes of application of these remedies in bruises and mechanical injuries:-
Arnica.- In bruises, contusions, and mechanical injuries from blows or falls, Arnica will be found an invaluable remedy. The stiffness, swelling, and soreness resulting from bruises, may be almost entirely prevented by the prompt use of this remedy. It is also an invaluable application in the case of corns, and after surgical operations. Its use and mode of application in fatigue and excessive exertion, and in numerous other cases, will be found described under their respective headings, in the body of this work.
LICENTIATE OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS; MEMBER OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS; LICENTIATE IN MIDWIFERY, LONDON AND EDINBURGH, ETC. PHYSICIAN TO THE READING AND BERKSHIRE HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSARY.
Author of "The Stepping Stone to Homeopathy and Health,"
"Manual of Homoeopathic Treatment". Editor of "The Homoeopathic World."