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this fail, then try 5 grains to 15 grains of benzoic acid in pill form, twice 



a-day. 



The food shoufd be sloppy and nourishing, and the dog be kept in a 

 warm, dry place, free from draught. 



Kidneys, Inflammation of the This is fortunately not often found 



in the dog. It is a disease of a very dangerous nature. The symptoms are 

 intense fever, great pains across the loins, a peculiar straddling gait and the 

 ineffectual or partial effort to pass urine, the quantity being small and 

 sometimes mixed with blood. It may be caused by the presence of stone, 

 by blows or sprains in the lumbar region, or due as a result of having 

 administered overdoses of turpentine, cantharides, or other powerful exci- 

 tants of the urinary organs. It is safest and advisable to call in a qualified 

 veterinarian in this trouble. Relief can be given by continuous bathing of 

 the surrounding parts with warm water, relieving the bowels, and re- 

 ducing the attendant fever by daily doses of (12 grains for an ordinary dog) 

 of Dover's Powder, and the constant use of the following fever mixture: 



Powdered nitre 1 dram 



Sweet spirits of nitre y 2 ounce 



Mindererous spirit ' 1 y z ounce 



Wine or antimony 1 dram 



Water 4 ounces 



Mix; dose for a 20 lb. to 40 lb. dog, one tablespoonful every four 

 hours in a little gruel. Larger dogs like St. Bernards a table- 

 spoonful and a half as a dose. 



Keeping Flies Off Ear and Nose. — Flies often bother a dog's ear and 

 nose in summer, making sore places. Pine tar rubbed on the sore places 

 will do this nicely, also healing up the sores at same time. You can get 

 a box of it at any drug store for 10 cents, or Eberhart's Skin Cure applied 

 twice daily will do the work as well. 



Lice. — See Parasites External. 



Lice. — There are two kinds of lice which infest dogs, and both of 

 them are quite similar to those infesting man. One, the Haematopinus 

 piliferus, is generally found about the throat and back of the ears, but may 

 extend over all parts of the body. The female is two mm. long, in color 

 a yellowish white, the head being a little darker than the body. The male 

 is 1.15 mm. long. The head is short and as wide as it is long. It is salient 

 and is exactly applied to the thorax. The third and fourth articles of the 

 antennae are alike. The female is about 2 mm. in length. The abdomen 

 is a long oval in shape and well developed. It is made up of nine round 

 segments, the first seven having two rows of short bristles. The other 

 louse (Trichodectes latus) is a bright yellow, with dark spots, with blackish 

 brown bands on the head. The female in length is 1.5 mm., the male 1.4 

 mm. The head is wider than it is long. The antennae are hairy and differ- 



