DISEASES OF CATS. 151 



APERIENT. 



Get a chemist to rub down a medium-size croton bean 

 with about 40 grains of sugar of milk, and divide mto four 

 powders. One of these powders given in milk usually suffices. 

 Large cats often require two powders. The dose might be 

 repeated if necessary. 



Dose, when drops are ordered, 2 drops. 



,, „ trituration is ordered, 2 to 3 grains. 



REMEDIES AND STRENGTHENING MEDICINES. 



Aconite, i'' tincture. 

 Arsenicum, 2"^ trituration. 

 Antimonium tartaricum, 2* trituration. 

 Belladonna, 3'' trituration. 

 Mercurius biniodatus, 3^^ trituration. 

 Hydrastis canadensis, <^ tincture. 

 Sulphur, 2"" trituration. 

 Santonine. 



Mr. Frank Upjohn, of Castelnau, Barnes, has also kindly 

 forwarded me his treatment of some few of the cat ailments. 

 Mindful of the old proverb that " In a multitude of counsel- 

 lors there is wisdom," I place all before my friends, and 

 those of the clt, that they may select which remedy they 

 deem best : 



DISTEMPER. 



Take yellow basilicon, i oz. ; flowers of sulphur, % oz. ; 

 oil of juniper, 3 drachms. Mix for ointment. Then give 

 sulphide of mercury, 3 grains, two or three times on alter- 

 nate nights. 



PURGATIVE. 



Nothing like castor oil for purgation ; half the quantity of 

 syrup of buckthorn, if necessary, may be added. 



