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Answar. — Cold and debility. Give her a tablespoonful of the emulsion 

 of Cod Liver Oil three times a day, feed raw, lean beel, chopped fine, milk 

 and eggs, gelatin or anything she will eat, and give five grains of pepsin 

 after meals. Use my eye lotion No. 2 twice a day." 



Fits. — "My setter, three years old, is subject to fits. Will hunt fast 

 for three or four hours, then get so weak he staggers and finally lies down, 

 unable to get up and limber as a rag; the spell will last an hour. Previous 

 to these spells he is going fast and seems strong. Never whines or makes 

 any noise while he has a fit. Is in good condition." 



Answer. — "Give 2 grains of iodide of potash three times daily for two 

 weeks, together with one-sixtieth of a grain of strychnine." See also Fits.) 



Bloody Mucus. — "Please prescribe for my setter dog, three years old, 

 whose bowels are loose, and he is constantly straining and passing a bloody 

 mucus which is becoming quite offensive; his appetite is fairly good; hair 

 in tolerable condition; he is lively enough and hunts quite fast and keeps 

 going. I notice he is losing flesh. Is his condition serious?" 



Answer. — "Yes, it is serious. Give one ounce of castor-oil, and three 

 times daily give one teaspoon ful of the following mixture: Fluid extract' 

 gentian root one dram, fluid extract hydrastis one dram, tincture of ginger 

 one-half dram; water to make two ounces." 



Bitch With Pups Won't Eat. — "English setter bitch, weight thirty-eight 

 pounds, who has a litter of ten puppies, four weeks old. She does not eat 

 as she should; every few days she will refuse food and vomit freely, and 

 the only thing I can get her to eat is bread and milk. Her bowels are very 

 loose. Puppies are in good condition. I have been giving them bread and 

 milk also." 



Answer. — "Wean the puppies as soon as possible, feed the dam lean raw 

 beef, chopped fine, if she will eat it. Give her three grains of pepsin after 

 each meal, also give a tablespoonful of cod liver oil emulsion four times a 

 day." 



Urinating Too Often. — "My pointer bitch, three years old, that has just 

 had a litter of puppies, which I destroyed as soon as they were born. She 

 tries to make water too often, at least twenty-five times in an hour. I had 

 her out on Monday, September 5, and she tried to make water during the 

 day at least five hundred times. What is the matter? Please prescribe." 



Answer. — "Give your bitch a teaspoonful of sanmetto three times a day 

 for at least two weeks, and if necessary longer; she is suffering from in- 

 flammatory action of the uniary organs." 



Sore Throat Cough Due to Cold. — "I have a hound with a peculiar af- 

 fection of the throat. He has a hoarseness of the voice, with a slight 

 watery discharge from the eyes, also a saliva from the corners of the mouth. 

 Thinking he had a cold I gave him a Cough Cure, but it did not touch him. 

 Although his eyes and mouth are now free from discharge his voice is very 

 hoarse, acting a great deal like a man with a sore throat, requiring an effort 

 to speak. Do you think there is a bone splinter in the throat or is it from 

 a cold? Please prescribe." 



Answer. — "We think it is a cold, use the following mixture: Muriate 

 ammonia six drams, fluid extract belladonna three drams, fluid extract licorice 

 four ounces, simple syrup four ounces; give a teaspoonful every five hours." 



Lumps and Sores on Dog. — "I have a pointer pappy about seven months 

 old, and when he was three months old a lump formed on the top of his 

 head; I had him treated by a veterinary who blistered it and opened it, 

 removing some pus. The head soon got well, but a month or so later he 

 took the distemper, which soon yielded to treatment, and he was growing 

 and looking finely, but recently a large lump formed on his left side and 

 three days later a larger one on the left side of his neck. I used blisters 

 on both and they are now discharging pus. The puppy has always been fed 

 liberally on well cooked meat, with plenty of bread and milk, and kept in 

 the best of kenaels. Please prescribe. I have two more of the same litter 

 that went through the distemper all right and show no signs of any other 

 disorder." 



Answer.-^"Wash out the sores that are discharging pus once a day for 



