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manifested. If it be liquid medicine, it is best given out of a small vial, one which will hold 

 about an ounce. In administering medicine the person should stand in front of the dog, and 

 with the left hand the muzzle of the animal should be held, the head slightly elevated, and 

 the teeth kept nearly closed. The bottle containing the potion should be held in the right 

 hand, and the neck of it placed within the lips on the left side of the face, between the teeth 

 and cheek. Then small quantities should be poured into the mouth, and on no account should 

 a second quantity be given until the first has been swallowed. Some dogs are rather obsti 

 nate in taking medicine, and hold it in the mouth some seconds before swallowing. Under 

 these circumstances many people pinch the throat, with the idea of inducing the dog to 

 swallow. 



This act is dangerous, as it often makes the patient cough, and, with the fluid in the 

 throat, sometimes choke from drawing it into the windpipe. All that is necessary, in most 

 cases, is a little patience to keep the dog s head elevated, and he will soon swallow. In very 

 obstinate cases the end of the nose may be pinched, which soon compels the dog to perform 

 the act of deglutition. To give a pill or bolus, the upper part of the muzzle should be grasped, 

 and the lips pressed between the teeth. This forces the mouth open, and it remains so, 

 because the dog is afraid of biting himself. The head should then be elevated, and the pill 

 or bolus dropped into the back of the mouth. The mouth must then be immediately closed 

 and held until the dog has swallowed.&quot; 



Abscesses and Tumors. These occasionally occur in dogs that are weakly, and whose 

 constitutions have been debilitated by disease, or from an impure condition of the blood. 

 They generally come around the jaws and throat, and afterwards come to a head and break, 

 discharging a watery pus. They may be hastened in coming to a head by poulticing; when 

 soft, they may be opened, after which they will run for a few days before healing. After 

 opening, inject two or three times a day a lotion of two drachms of carbolic acid, mixed with 

 one pint of water. If the dog is in a debilitated condition, give every morning and night 

 for a few days the following powder: two grains of sulphate of iron and three grains salt 

 petre. Keep clean, cold water in his kennel, where he can have constant access to it, and 

 give a variety of food. 



Chorea. This is a nervous disease quite common to dogs, and is occasionally accom 

 panied by fits. It is characterized by a quick, nervous jerking of any portion of the body, 

 generally the head, neck, and fore parts, it sometimes being located in one leg or shoulder, 

 and sometimes the entire body. In the latter case the dog is generally utterly useless. This 

 disease frequently follows the distemper. A tonic given when a dog has been debilitated by 

 any disease will usually prevent it; but when once fully developed, it is incurable. It is 

 sometimes caused by worms, and when this is suspected to be the case, give simple worm reme 

 dies for their removal. Beyond this the general health must be improved. The following 

 is a good tonic, which may frequently be found of valuable service: Sulphate of zinc, three 

 grains; extract of gentian, two grains; mix and give as a pill night and morning. Careful 

 attention should be given to the state of the bowels, an unnatural looseness or constipated 

 condition being alike injurious. 



Constipation. Although not exactly a disease, yet a constipated condition of the 

 bowels often leads to disease, or is the direct result of it. This difficulty is quite common with 

 dogs, being frequently caused by too much meat diet, with too little exercise. An injection 

 of lukewarm water will sometimes remedy the evil; but if this is not effected, give castor 

 oil For a large dog a half ounce of the oil will be necessary, to be repeated in about ten 

 hours if the first does not have the desired effect. For small dogs the dose should be lessened 

 accordingly. If the case be an obstinate one, increase the dose. It is also well to use the 

 injection in connection with the dose. Feed on a mixed diet, such as table scraps, mush 



