Common A ilm,e7i ts. i 6 i 



subject to what Is known as 'soiii''- stohiach', 

 generally caused by overfeeding^, fr-ipiarrcH 

 digestion, or the presence of food that fer- 

 ments before digestion takes place. A 

 sour breath, often accompanied with vom- 

 iting or Indications of it, are symptoms that 

 generally accompany this trouble. A sim- 

 ple and very efficacious corrective of this 

 is to be found in common cooking soda, or 

 bicarbonate of soda. The dose for a fifty- 

 pound dog is a level teaspoonful dissolved 

 in a small quantity of water or milk, to be 

 repeated two or three times, each half hour, 

 if thought to be necessary. Usually, how- 

 ever, one dose will be sufficient. For 

 smaller animals the dose should be propor- 

 tionately reduced, and one-half the quanti- 

 ty will be sufficient for an animal the size 

 of a fox terrier. This simple remedy I 

 have found to be invaluable, and for many 

 years I have freely used it, both for myself 

 and family as well as for my dogs. 



My knowledge of the efficacy of this 



