BABIES, CANINE MADNESS. 79 



Palsy, Paralysis. 



This is not an unfrequent affection in the dog, 

 especially those that are well fed, as pet dogs. It 

 arises from disease of the brain or spinal cord, and 

 is sometimes also the result of disease of the bowels 

 or stomach. 



SYMPTOMS It may occur in one side or part of 

 the animal, and is most frequent in the hind-legs, 

 \vhich appear as if the animal had no power over 

 them ; he staggers, falls, or lies on the ground, 

 dragging his hind-legs after him, unable to stand 

 upon them. 



TREATMENT. Give the SPECIFIC for PARALYSIS, 

 J J, two to five drops, according to the size of the 

 clog, three times per day. 



In case it comes on suddenly in well fed dogs, 

 from an over-feed or gorging the animal, give a 

 spoonful of castor oil and an injection of warm soap 

 and water, followed with the prescription above. 



Rabies, Canine Madness. 



Much has been said upon the subject of Rabies, 

 or Canine Madness, and from the general horror in 

 which the disease is justly held, some consideration 

 of it is proper, even if we do not possess the means 

 of cure. The causes of the disease are involved in 

 obscurity, yet it may be spontaneous or communica- 

 tive. The former has been attributed to want of 

 care, deficient water in hot weather, intense heat or 

 cold, an inability to satisfy the venereal appetite If 



