Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-30
The Hypodermic Syringe In Veterinary
Medicine.

the hypodermic syringe--so frequent
ly used in human medicine, is too
much neglected by veterinary sur
geons, and others who have the care of
domestic animals.
With n few items of plain instruc-
| tons, such as we propose to set forth
any person of reasonable intelligence
can quickly relieve many cases OF Sc
we're suffering, and often save valuable
animals.
! TO speak OF all the different classes
or kinds of cases in which tie hypo-
demic syringe could be proiitably em-
| ployed, in veterinary medicine. would
consume unnecessary time and space ,
as the frequency of its applicability
will readily occur to the operator
when the general indications for It's
use are plainly laid down.
To begin, we would say. That the
precise quantity of medicine necessary
to constitute dose, cannot be esti-
mated at any absolute quantity.
Therefore, when we mention a GER
tain quantity of any medicine ms a
dose, the reader will bear in mind that
we consider the quantity mentioned as
safe to be administered in ordinary
cases, or those of only moderate Sc
verify, in grown horses or cows.
The two medicines most frequently
applicable for veterinary hypodermics,
are sulphate morphia, aud sulphate
atropia. Morphia is specially indi-
Gated in all painful conditions result
! ing from wounds or mechanical iniu-
ries; while atropia is specially indi-
Gated in all painful conditions result
| ing from spasmodic contractions of
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! forms. tetanus or lock-jaw, impaction.
intersusception or hernia of the bow
| els. One-sixteenth of grain of afro
pia combined with half grain strych-
mia, is very efficient remedy for par
\ alysis of the bowelsa disease that
kills many valuable animals without
| the malady ever being suspected
An ordinary hypoderlnic of morphia
! for horse or COW, should be one to
| two grains, dissolved in two teaspoon
! fuls of pure water. An ordinary hy-
| podermic of atropia, for q horse or COW,
| is one-thirty-second to one-sixteenth OF
a grain, dissolved in teaspoonful of
! pure water.
An ordinary hypodcrmic of ergotin,
for horse or COW, is two grains dissolv-
ed in teaspoonful of pure water to be
repeated every two to four hours ::
very valuable.remedy in lingering eases
of parturilion. Sulphate or nitrate
of strychnia, half to one grain, dis
solved in one to two teaspoonfuls of
pure water, twice day, is very eff
cieut remedy for muscular paralysis
Conia- One-fortieth to onc-twenti-
eth of grain, dissolved in teaspoon
fnl of pure water, repeated every four
to eight hours, is an efficient remedy
in phrenitis commonly known as
blind-staggers.
Physostigma- One-fourth to one
half grain, in teaspoonful of pure wa
ter, every three hours, is an efficient
remedy in tetanus, or lock-jaw; though
this disease must receive decisive
treatment IN the early stages, other
wise no remedy or combination of
remedies will be of any avail.
Nitrate amye-Teaspoonful, with
same amount alcohol, mixed with one
ounce water, repeated every two to four
hours, is an efficient remedy for all
forms collie, spasms and leck-iaw
This remedy is specially indicated in
cases whore the surface of the animal
is below the natural temperature.
The general principle laid down as
to the precise point Of insertion for
iected as near as convenient TO the
seat of pain, but this is not matter
of great importance. On the side of
the broad part of the neck, or on the
outer lower soft part OF the shoulder
are both very suitable points for hypo-
dermics When we consider the ease.
simplicity. safety, efficiency, certainty
and rapidity of action of this mode Of
medication, the wonder is, that it
should not have come into general use
long ago. The old time absurdity of
dosing horse with horn, or bottle,
through the nose has caused the death
of many valuable animals ; as, in
many eases Il portion of the medica-
ments thus administered, pass directly
down the wind pipe into the lungs,
there producing severe inilammatory
action, and oltimes death. For many
co9ent reasons the ilypOdernic method
is certainly The mode par excellence
for administering medicine for the re-
lief of acute painful diseases or condi-
tions. +. j. SMITH, ID. V. =.
Austin, Texas, Jan. 1888.
Iadfas Aid AssaciatioIl.