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No. 14. Anti-Emetic. 



^. Squibbs' sub-carbonate of bismuth, two to five grains. 

 Take at one dose. Two grains of musk or one-quarter grain of soapnia may be 

 added with advantage. N. B. Bismuth should not be used when calomel has 

 been given, until it has operated thoroughly or exhaustively, except in severe 

 pneumonia. The effect then will do no harm, but be rather beneficial than 

 otherwise. 



No. 15. . Sedative A.lterative. 



J^. Calomel, six grains, 



Powdered opium, one-half grain. 

 Mix. At a dose. 



No. 16. Saline Aperient, 



Rochelle salts, twenty grains, 

 Water, one ounce, 

 Essence lemon, two drops. 

 Mix. At a dose. Sugar may be added if desired. The essence of lemon cor- 

 rects the tendency to vomit the salts that occurs more frequently in dogs than 

 men. 



No. 17. Alterative Tonic. 



IJ. Quinine, one to two grains, 



Leptandrin, one to two grains. 

 Mix, a single powder and dose. 



ija. Sedative Alterative Astringent. 



IJ. Opium powdered, five grains, 

 Leptandrin, ten grains. 

 Quinine, fifteen to twenty grains, 

 Tannic acid, thirty grains. 

 Mix. Divide into ten powders. Dose, one every 3, 4 or 6 hours as required. 

 iTb. Same as 17a only substituting five to eight grains of sugar of lead for 

 Tannin, 



No. 18. Alterative Anti-Diarrhoea and Dysenteric, 



Bael or Bela. (Bengal Quince.) 

 When pure this will control the most severe form of dysentery. It will also 

 overcome constipation. Use in infusion, or as marmalade. II Fluid Extract is 

 used, the dose must be in accordance with that given by the manufacturer, reduced 

 one-quarter for the dog. This is the most satisfactory remedy in Materia Medica, 

 when properly prepared, and is harmless. 



No. 19. Chronic Dysentery ; or Dysentery arising from 

 Ulceration of the Bowels. 

 9. Iodine, one grain. 



Tannic acid, ten grains, 

 Water, four ounces, 

 Mucilage acacia, one ounce. 

 Mix. Dose, one-half to three-quarters teaspoonful every three or four hours. 

 , Severe Diarrhoea of young puppies u'hen teething or suffering 

 from indigestion. 

 9. Calomel, thirty-six grains, 

 Ipecac, thirty-six grains. 

 Prepared chalk, six drachms. 

 Sugar lead, one and one-half drachms. 

 Mix. Make powder. Dose, two grains to animal of ten months and under. 

 No. 20. Same as 13. 



No. 21. Anti-Colic. 



1^. Fluid extract of wild yam. 



Dose, five to fifteen drops in thin syrup. 

 No. 22. Alterative CatJiartic. 



9. Calomel six grains, 

 Jalap, five grains, 

 Leptandrin, two grains, 

 Musk grained or powdered, three grains, 

 Jamaica ginger, ten grains. 



