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the best, as you can so handily hold the bulb in your hand and work it 

 quickly when ready before the dog can get out of position. The regular 

 fountain syringe is also very good. For injection in the ear there is a 

 regular ear syringe made. 



Following was published in Field and Fanoy, and is very good: 



MEDICINES AND THEIR ADMINISTRATION. 



"There is nothing analogous between the dog and the horse. The vet- 

 erinarian who treats a dog from an equine standpoint is a failure. In tem- 

 perament and nervous organization the dog resembles man, but his diges- 

 tive organs differ so radically taht medicine does not act on each alike. As 

 an instance, common salt has no particular effect upon man. On the dog, 

 in small doses, it is an emetic; in large doses, a poison. Castor oil is a 

 mild laxative on man; on the dog it is an active purge. Epsom salts act 

 only mildly on man; on dogs it acts violently, producing copious, watery 

 stools. Aloes and rhubarb, recognized as purgatives on man, have no 

 particular effect o ndogs, and so with numerous other drugs. 



"The dog is particularly susceptible to the action of chloroform. This 

 is on account of the irregular heart action previously mentioned. His 

 sensitive nervous system responds quickly to the smallest doses of strych- 

 nine, and a minute quanty of mercury produces profuse salivation. These 

 drugs should only be administered by an expert. Opium is not particu- 

 larly dangerous in its action on dogs. 



"Between human exclamations, canine howling, coughing and gasping 

 and occasionally biting, the dog generally escapes without the medicine. 

 Kindness and strategy are the only safe methods for giving medicine. Aim 

 to get the dog to take his medicine without knowing that he is getting it. 

 This can be accomplished by having the medicine in pill form. One of 

 the pills can be introduced into a slit made in a small cube of meat. Disarm 

 the patient of suspicion by preparing several similar cubes of meat without 

 the pills. Give him one of these. He may examine it, but finding it all 

 right, will swallow it. Another should be given him. If he swallows it 

 without examination, give him the cube containing the pill and it will 

 follow its predecessor. Do not use fluids if it is possible to avoid them. 

 Gelatine capsuls can be had in various sizes to accommodate all drugs. 

 It is better to give two small capsules than one large one. To give a 

 capsule have an attendant take a small dog in his lap; a large dog should 

 be gently backed into a corner. Stroke the dog's head and face gently; 

 then with the left hand held over the head just in front of the eyes, press 

 the lips against the teeth just enough to cause him to open his mouth. 

 Moisten the capsule, place it as far back on the tongue as possible, which 

 can be inserted well down the throat without danger to either the dog or 

 the physician. Close the mouth quickly and the capsule will be swallowed." 

 The following was published in the Dog Fancier, written by their 

 veterinarian, Dr. D. H. Hall, and is worth publishing, containing many good 

 ideas: 



