Manual of veterinary homeopathy : $b comprising diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, dogs and poultry and their homeopathic treatmentHumphreys, F. (Frederick)
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Manual of veterinary homeopathy : $b comprising diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, dogs and poultry and their homeopathic treatment
Humphreys, F. (Frederick)
Homeopathic veterinary medicine
SYMPTOMS.—Generally only one eye is attacked; the eye looks smaller,
swims in tears, and is sensitive to the light, the cornea becomes dim
and leaden, and the lens look gray. The pulse is full and frequent; the
mouth hot, tongue dry, the water scanty and bowels constipated. There is
evidently feverish excitement of the system and congestion of the blood
to the head. Not unfrequently the inflammation passes from one eye to
the other. Severe or repeated attacks are very apt to return again or
leave as results, dimness of the cornea, opacity of the lens or cataract
behind them.
TREATMENT.—Exclude the animal from the glare of the light, and give at
once ten drops of A.A., every four or six hours. Bathe the eye from time
to time with HUMPHREYS’ MARVEL WITCH HAZEL diluted with an equal
quantity of soft water, or with the lotion mentioned in the case of
Acute Ophthalmia. Keep him on low diet and the case will generally be
soon relieved. As the eye improves, the intervals between the doses of
medicine should be prolonged. Often a dose night and morning is
sufficient. Given early it will prevent the development of serious
consequences.
The Haw
We mention in this connection a curious mechanism of the eye more to
guard against abuses than to cure disease. Concealed within the inner
corner of the eye, the margin only visible, is a black or pied
triangular-shapen cartilage called THE HAW, with its broad part forward.
It is concave, exactly to suit the globe of the eye, and convex without,
so as to adapt itself to the mucous lining of the lid, and the base of
it is reduced to a thin, sharp edge. At the will of the animal this is
rapidly protruded from its hiding place, and passing swiftly over the
eye, shovels up every nuisance mixed with tears, and then being suddenly
drawn back, the dust or insect is wiped away as the haw again passes
under the corner of the eye. The haw is subject in common with other
parts of the eye to inflammation and swelling and senseless grooms term
this “the HOOKS,” and have been known to draw the haw out and cut it
off, to the lasting injury of the organ.
Such an inflammation only requires the usual treatment, and will be
subdued by bathing the eye with HUMPHREYS’ MARVEL WITCH HAZEL, diluted
one-half water, and giving A.A. internally, ten drops as a dose and
repeated morning and night.
Injuries to the Eye
Must be treated both internally and externally.
REMEDIES.—HUMPHREYS’ MARVEL WITCH HAZEL and A.A.
The MARVEL, if the injury has been produced by a mechanical cause, as
blows from a whip, punctures, etc., and there is much soreness and
inflammation, it should be applied externally, in the form of a lotion
of one part of MARVEL to three parts of water, and the injured part
bathed three times a day, at the same time A.A. should be given
internally.
The A.A. should be given, if there is much inflammation, or the eye is
congested.
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