50 DISEASES 



quantity of the following solution shouid be injected into the nostrils three 

 times daily: 



Sulphate of zinc ■ 8 grains 



Boracic acid 30 grains 



Glycerine 1 ounce 



Water 1 ounce 



An ordinary atomizer or spray can be used to good advantage several 

 times a day, using either listerine or a spray after the following formula: 



Sodal biborat 1 dram. 



Sodal carb 1 dram 



Acid carbolic 6 grains 



Sulp. of zinc 1° grains 



Sulp. of morphine .' 10 grains 



Glycerine , 1 ounce 



Distilled water 8 ounces 



Keep dog in warm, comfortable quarters and pay particular attention 

 to his diet. If there is any tendency to scantiness of urine, or costiveness, 

 give 30 drops of cascara sagrada in a teaspoonful of olive oil. Feed any- 

 thing he will eat and give a tablespoonful of cod liver oil emulsion, (small 

 toys of course less), or Fellows' Syrup of Hyphophosphites four times a 

 day, containing in addition, 20 drops of the Syrup of Iodide of Iron. If 

 there is much discharge from the eyes wash them several times daily with 

 a saturated solution of boracic acid. 



Chronic Catarrh of Uterus. — This sometimes occurs in bitches, just 

 why is hard to say. Such bitches are not liable to breed. They come in 

 season same as others, but the discharge at such times is white, really 

 the same discharge they have had right along, only not noticed perhaps. 

 Treatment would depend on cause of the catarrh, and for which, refer 

 to "Catarrh." 



Chest Founder. — See Kennel Lameness. 



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Catarrh, or Cold in the Head.— Dogs that live in freedom, although 

 exposed to changes of temperature and weather, are not so liable to attacks 

 of catarrh as are those more delicately reared, in whom a sudden change 

 from the close atmosphere of the room to the open air, or exposure to a 

 shower of rain, frequently will produce a cold. First symptoms are shiv- 

 ering and evident languor, succeeded by a hot, dry nose, with a thin dis- 

 charge at first, but which gradually thickens. If the disease proceed, 

 a hot skin, dullness about the eyes, with other evidence of fever, follow, 

 according to the severity of the case. There is more or less discharge 

 from the nose, sometimes accompanied with sneezing; and if severe, and 

 the bronchial tubes affected, a cough will be the result. It' is pretty well 

 understood, when applied to ourselves, that a cold uncared for, is most 



