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castor oil having first been given in a liberal dose. The dose of the so- 

 lution of acetate of ammonia for a matured dog (one over a year old) 

 would be for a fox terrier or an English setter, a teaspoonful every three 

 or four hours until fever is subdued. Larger dogs like a St. Bernard, 

 greyhound or a Great Dane, a teaspoon and a half could be given. If 

 the malady is not checked at this stage, it quickly passes on into a second 

 stage, when hepatization takes place. The cough now is frequent and 

 accompanied by expectoration, and respiration is performed with great 

 effort and pain, and the general expression is haggard and pitiful in the 

 extreme. ' "When it has reached this stage a warm poultice of linseed 

 meal should be placed in the region of the lungs, and be renewed several 

 times, care being taken that after the first poultice a piece of flannel is 

 bound over the spot, lest the patient should take a fresh chill. 



After the fever has subsided, tonic treatment will be necessary, and 

 for this there is nothing better than quinine, the dose of which would be 

 about two grains every three hours for setters and pointers, and more in 

 proportion for larger dogs. For toy or smaller dogs one grain is enough. 

 Solid food must be entirely withheld until the patient has quite recovered; 

 he must be dieted on such things as beef tea, milk, broth, etc. Finally, the 

 cure will have to be made complete by a course of some good tonic pill, 

 in which iron is one of the ingredients. Clayton's, or Sergeant's, or Dent's 

 Condition Pills are good to use now. I can furnish either by return mail 

 if you cannot find them in your own town. 



Peritonitis. — See Bowels, Inflammation of. 



Penis, Discharge from (Balanitis).— A great many dogs suffer from an 

 inflammation and excited state of the organs of generation, having frequent 

 partial erections, with a discharge of a thick yellowish matter, very loath- 

 some if in a house dog. Treatment consists in bathing the parts frequently 

 with cold water, giving quite a strong dose of ordinary black draught and 

 the following medicine: 



Bicarbonate of soda 2 drams 



Bicarbonate of potash 2 drams 



Tincture of henbane 3 drams 



Mindererous spirit 1 y 2 ounce 



Water to make 6 ounces 



Dose for a toy dog up to 20 lbs. a teaspoonful four or five times a day. 

 Larger dogs a tablespoonful. The prepuce should also be syringed 

 with weak Condy's Fluid or a lotion of boracic acid, one scruple 

 to six ounces of water. Give the dog barley water to drink and 

 very little meat. Milk and broth with chopped green vegetables 

 (cooked) would be most suitable in such cases. 



Paralysis — Paralysis is due to pressure or injury of brain or to spinal 

 cord. If one side of the brain is affected, the opposite side of the body 

 will be paralyzed; but if the whole of the brain is implicated, the paralysis 



