Composed of ferric chloride, 350 parts; alcohol to make 1000.
DOSE.--Horses and cattle, 1 to 2 oz.; sheep and pigs, 20 to 30 m.; dogs,
5 to 30 m.
LIQUOR FERRI SUBSULPHATIS--SOLUTION OF FERRIC SUBSULPHATE--MONSEL’S
SOLUTION
A solution of sulphate of iron, sulphuric and nitric acids.
PROPERTIES.--A dark reddish-brown liquid, odorless or nearly so; of an
acid, strongly styptic taste; miscible in water and alcohol.
DOSE.--Horses and cattle, 2 to 4 dr.; sheep and pigs, 10 to 20 m.; dogs,
2 to 10 m. This is used almost entirely for external use as an
astringent and styptic.
There are 36 official preparations of iron and a number of unofficial
preparations, quite a few of which are impracticable for use in
veterinary medicine, consequently we have considered only those which
are practicable for use. Some are more irritating than others and some
have special actions due to other drugs combined with the iron.