The Illustrated Stock Doctor and Live-Stock Encyclopaedia; Including Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine and Poultry ... Facts Concerning the Various Breeds ... and General Care, and All Diseases to Which They Are Subject, the Causes, How to Know, and What to Do ... (9781130673296)



This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...of other purposes. 4. An aneurismal needle--a long blunt needle. It can be used as a probe and for introducing small setons. 5. A silver probe, for exploring wounds. It is blunt at one end and sharp at the other, and is indispensable. 6. A frog knife, a narrow straight blade, sharply curved into a strong edged hook at the end, and used for paring and cleaning the frogs of the hoofs, etc. 7. A pair of curved scissors, for trimming the edges of wounds, excising ragged flesh, clipping the hair, and for other purposes. 8. A straight, broad scalpel (knife), used in dissecting, opening abscesses, castrating, and various other surgical operations. Any straight, broad-bladed, keen-edged knjfe will do. In castrating, however, we have always preferred a round-pointed blade, similar to that used by nurserymen in budding. 9. A seton needle for threading and introducing tapes or other setonS. 10. A few surgical needles, white thread and silk, or better, thin catgut. These may all be carried in a neat morocco case made for the purpose, and can be afforded, wholesale, at ten dollars. (In fact we will send them at that price, delivered with this book.) XXII. Medicines to be Kept, and Doses. The following drugs will be found handy. Keep everything in white bottles, well corked. Corrosive substances must have ground glass stoppers. The druggist, if so instructed, will arrange things. Quantities of these to be kept should be about ten doses each. 1 dose is: 1. Acetic acid--Antidote to acids, cooling astringent. Horse, 1 drachm j ox, 2 drachms; sheep, 1 scruple. 2. Tincture of aconite.--Sedative, diaphoretic. Horse, 20 to 30 drops; ox, 30 to 40 drops; sheep, 3 to 5 drops. 3. Alcohol.--Stimulant, diuretic, narcotic. Horse, 1 to 3 ounces; ox, 3 to 6 ounces; sheep, 1-2 ounce. Loc...


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