Derivation.—Made from zinc chloride and water. It should contain about 50 per cent, by weight, of the salt. Zinc chloride is used externally only.

Properties.—A clear, colorless, liquid, odorless, having a very astringent, metallic taste.

Action and Uses.—Is caustic and escharotic, used full strength or in a strong solution; penetrates very deeply and causes deep sloughing; an irritant and corrosive poison; mild medical solutions are antiseptic and astringent; is also disinfectant and deodorizer. Can be used as a caustic when indicated; used with caution, for granulations in chronic ulcers and foot-rot in sheep; to slough out all kinds of fistula, usually mixed with one or two parts of flour made into a paste with water, two ounces in a pint of water is injected as a caustic into fistulous tracts; two or three per cent solution or two to four drachms to the pint of water is used for ordinary astringent purposes and as a parasiticide.


VALUABLE DRUGS AND THEIR DOSES FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS

In the list of doses, oz. stands for ounce, pt. for pint, lb. for pound, gr. for grain, dr. for dram, dp. for drop.

Name of DrugCattleSheepHorsesHogsDogs
Alcohol4 oz.1-2 oz.2-4 oz.1-2 oz.1-4 dr.
Alum3-4 dr.40 gr.2-4 dr.40 gr.15 gr.
Ammonia Aromatic2 oz.1-2 dr.1-2 oz.1-2 dr.20-60 dp.
Aniseed1-5 oz.1-2 dr.1 oz.1 dr.15 gr.
Arnica Tincture1 oz.2 dr..5-1 oz.1 dr.7-20 dp.
Asafetida Tincture3 oz..5 oz.2 oz.2 dr.1 dr.
Boracic Acid3 dr.20 gr.1-3 dr.15 gr.8 gr.
Brandy4 oz.1-2 oz.2-4 oz.1-2 oz.1-2 dr.
Calomel1-2 dr.5-20 gr.1 dr.5-20 gr.1 gr.
Camphor Spirit1 oz.2 dr.2-4 dr.15 dp.10 dp.
Carbolic Acid1-2 dr.10-20 dp..5-2 dr.5-15 dp.3-8 dp.
Castor Oil1 pt.2-4 oz.1 pt.2-4 oz.1-2 dr.
Chalk2 oz.1-2 dr..5-2 oz.1 dr..5-1 dr.
Codliver Oil3-8 oz.3-8 dr.2-6 oz.2-6 dr.1-3 dr.
Copperas2 dr.20 gr.1 dr.10 gr.4 gr.
Copper Sulphate2-4 dr.20-30 gr.2-4 dr.20-30 gr.1-2 gr.
Digitalis10-30 gr.5-15 gr.10-50 gr.3-10 gr.2 gr.
Epsom Salts1 lb.1-4 oz..5-1 lb.1 oz.1-4 dr.
Fowler’s Solution5 dr.5-20 dp.2-4 dr.5-20 dp.1-5 dp.
Gentian5-8 dr.1-2 dr.4-8 dr.1-2 dr.40 gr.
Ginger5-8 dr.1-2 dr.2-8 dr.15-60 gr.5-20 gr.
Glauber Salts1-1.5 lb.1-4 dr..5-1 lb.1 oz.1-4 dr.
Iodide of Potash1-2 dr.10-25 gr..5-2 dr.5-20 gr.2-8 gr.
Iron Sulphate.2 dr.25 gr.1-2 dr.25 gr.4 gr.
Jamaica Ginger2 oz..5 oz.1 oz..5-1 dr.14-12 dr.
Laudanum2-5 oz.1-4 dr.1-4 oz.1-2 dr.20 dp.
Lead Acetate1 dr.25 gr.1 dr.20 gr.1-2 gr.
Lime Water4-6 oz.2 oz.4-6 oz.2 oz.1-8 dr.
Linseed Oil1-2 pt.6-12 oz..5-1 pt.5-10 oz.1 oz.
Mustard1 oz.1-2 dr..5-1 oz.1-2 dr.20 gr.
Nitre3-8 oz.1 dr.1-2 oz.1 dr.5-20 gr.
Nux Vomica2 dr.30-40 gr.1-2 dr.10-20 gr.1-2 gr.
Olive Oil1-2 pt.3-8 dr.1-2 pt.2-6 dr.2-4 oz.
Pepper2-4 dr.15-25 gr.1-3 dr.10-20 gr.4-10 gr.
Potassium Bromide2 oz.2-4 dr.1-2 oz.2-4 dr.5-50 gr.
Quinine1-2 dr.5-10 gr.50-60 gr.5-10 gr.1-2 gr.
Rhubarb1-2 oz.1 dr.1-2 oz.1 dr.5-10 gr.
Saltpeter1-3 dr..5-1 dr.2-4 dr..5-1 dr.2-10 gr.
Soda2 oz.2-4 dr.1-1.5 oz.1-3 dr.20-50 gr.
Sulphur3-4 oz.1-2 oz.2-4 oz.1-2 oz.1-4 dr.
Turpentine2 oz.1-4 dr.1-2 oz.1 dr.20-50 dp.

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