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food, regular purgatives twice a week, or emetics 

 twice a week. In the intermediate days, should 

 emetics be used, give — 



Calomel, - _ _ half a grain. 



Nitre, - - . . 5 grains. 



Cream of tartar, - - 10 grains. 



James's powder, - - 2 grains. 



To be well mixed, and given either as a powder 

 or made into a ball with honey ; the dose should be 

 repeated every morning, and, in very bad cases, 

 every evening : the quantity to be augmented or 

 diminished according to the size of the dog. If the 

 calomel be too disagreeable, the following may be 

 substituted: 



Nitre, - - 3 grains. 



Tartar emetic, - one quarter of a grain. 



Powdered foxglove, half a grain. 



To be mixed and given as the other, but not when 

 the emetic is administered. 



14. Dropsy. 



This disorder often proceeds from a diseased liver, 

 or a neglected mange. It is not uncommon, and 

 usually proves fatal. The best remedies are diure- 

 tics, of which foxglove is the best. Tapping may 

 also tend to prolong life, but in few instances to 

 preserve it. 



15. Piles. 



Piles are brought on by confinement, heat, and 

 heating food, and show themselves by a red sore 

 protruded anus, which the dog considerably aggra- 

 vates by dragging it on the ground. They are also 

 produced by costiveness. 



