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for six consecutive days, giving a bath on the seventh day; repeat treatment 

 if necessary. For four consecutive mornings give one ounce of castor oil 

 and twenty drops of cascara segrada. 



Sore Feet. — What can I do for my beagle bitch, two and a half years 

 old, who eats well and seems well, but her feet get sore, sometimes be- 

 tween the toes and sometimes under the toes? 



Answer. — Make a strong decoction of white oak bark, and bathe the 

 feet with it twice daily. 



Sore on Ear. — My dog has a large sore on the outside of his ear, caused 

 by constant rubbing. What would you prescribe? I have used carbolic 

 salve, but this seems to make him want to scratch all the more. I have 

 tied his hind legs together but he bites off the cord, and when I put any- 

 thing over his head he works it off. 



Answer. — Cleanse the sore with warm water and soap, and apply the 

 tincture of iodine ounce, or use Spratt's Locurium, a great healer. 



To Dry up Milk. — My bitch's puppies died at birth. What shall I do? 

 Bitch has bag full of milk. 



Answer. — Rub the bag with camphorated oil, especially if the teats 

 are hardened. Another remedy is alcohol, four ounces to a quart of water. 

 Do not draw off the milk now, as that encourages the secretion. (See also 

 Caked Breast.) 



Sores on Hips and Hocks. — Setter has sores on hips and hocks; has 

 been troubled with them some time. 



Answer. — Apply boracic acid ointment. (See also Sores.) 



Goitre. — I have on my hands what I suppose is a case of goitre; the 

 dog is five months old, but the protuberance on the throat is developing 

 very rapidly. What can I do to remove it as speedily as possible without 

 injury? 



"Paint with iodine once daily and give internally, if a small dog, one 

 grain, and if a fair-sized dog, two grains of iodide of potash three times 

 daily for two weeks." 



Sore Feet.-^— My English setter dog, three years old, feet get sore when 

 I work him; they get feverish and matter is discharged from between the 

 toes. What shall I do? 



"Paint dog's feet with a solution of sulphate of copper, one dram to the 

 ounce of water." 



Antidote for Strychnine Poisoning. — What would be the most effective 

 antidote one could carry while on a hunt in case of strychnine poisoning of 

 the dogs? 



Answer. — Give an emetic if possible, then give from twenty to thirty 

 grains of chloral hydrate, administered by the rectum; after giving the 

 injection, bring pressure on the anus to prevent its expulsion. (See 

 Poisoning.) 



Inflammation of the Lungs. — Please prescribe for my pointer bitch, six 

 years of age, which has every symptom of inflammation of the lungs. I gave 

 her a large dose of oil, which she threw up without any action. After 

 taking her temperature (104) I gave her an injection of soap suds and she 

 passed a stool that was hard and showed evidence of fever. I then gave 

 her two grains of calomel and am now giving her one drop of aconit every 

 hour to reduce the temperature. She breathes very hard and staggers and 

 runs sidewise when in motion, and saliva runs constantly from her mouth. 

 Gave a feed of soft bread with a few scraps of beef chopped into it. 



Answer. — Give her two grains of quinine every three or four hours 

 and use small doses of stimulants, such as a teaspoonful of brandy, four 

 or five times a day; keep up her appetite by chopped raw beef and gelatin, 

 beef broths, etc. (See Lungs, Inflammation of.) 



Chronic Constipation. — English setter, age seven and one-half years, 

 weight fifty-two pounds, has been constipated for a long time; it is almost 

 impossible for him to make a stool; in doing so he slides all over the street 

 without accomplishing much, and when successful the stool is very hard. I 

 have been relieving him occasionally by doses of physic. I saw slight traces 



