畜七日藥過限戒二十六
Precept 26: Keeping Seven-Day Medicine Beyond the Limit
四畜過七日者。最初日藥也。第七日藥者。即是第二日藥。至八日明相出正得七日也。若未七日者。謂是第三日已下五日藥也。聽還本主外用墮脚燃燈也。五無緣者。無失奪燒漂緣也。
For animals, the rule of seven days: the first day is considered fresh medicine. The seventh day is also treated as the second day's medicine. By the eighth day at dawn, exactly seven days have passed. If not yet seven days—meaning the third day through the fifth day—this falls under the five-day medicine category. It is permitted to return it to the original owner for external use, such as fueling foot lamps. The five exceptions are: no loss, no theft, no fire, no water damage, or no other destructive circumstances.