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hunt all day, and cry to proceed when I sit down to lunch or to rest; he 

 does not suffer any pain afield, only he swells about the loins the next 

 morning and is sore to the touch on the sides of the small of his back. 

 He is continually trying to pass his Water when afield, but only a few drops 

 of blood will pass, and in these attempts his back parts quiver a great deal. 

 Please name the disease and prescribe a cure." 



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

 is no particular name for this trouble in dogs. Also give him for some 

 time one of the Condition Pills mentioned above." 



Epilepsy. — "Prescribe for my three-year-old sixty-pound foxhound, that, 

 at times, while on chase, will suddenly fall, his legs become stiff and he 

 will whine as though in great pain and tremble all over. The attacks do 

 not last long, however, and he is all right again, or seems to be. Nothing 

 else (so far as I can see) appears to trouble him.. What is the matter?" 



Answer.— "A mild form of epilepsy. Give him a capsule three times 

 a day containing pepsin three grains, gentian two grains, nux vomica one- 

 half grain." 



Drying Up Bag on Bitch. — "I have a pointer bitch, two and a half years 

 old, which has already had puppies. She came in season again about the 

 middle of January and I had her bred; she has not had any puppies, but her 

 teats came down a little and she has a little milk in them. Should I rub 

 them with anything to dry them up? If so, please prescribe." 



Answer. — "Apply the following, with gentle friction, twice a flay: 

 Lanolin one ounce, camphor twenty grains, belladonna twenty grains." 



Tendency to Rickets in Puppies. — "My English setter puppies, two 

 months old, tremble when they stand up and suddenly will fall, then when 

 they get up act as if sore on their fore-legs; at times they seem better. 

 I feed them milk and soft food such as bread and gravy mixed. What is 

 the matter? Please prescribe." 



Answer. — "A tendency to rickets. Feed raw, lean beef, chopped fine, 

 raw eggs, gelatin, meat broths, stale bread, etc., and give each puppy one- 

 half teaspoonful of cod liver oil emulsion four times a day." 



Running Sore on Leg. — "On the fleshy part of my pointer's hind-leg 

 is a running sore, in size about two inches by one inch, and at the top of 

 the sore is a light-colored fluid. Please prescribe." 



Answer. — "Inject equal parts of peroxide of hydrogen and water three 

 times a day for three days; then discontinue and sponge the sore three 

 times a day with a solution of sulphate of copper, one dram, water one 

 ounce." 



Kennel Sores or Callous Growths. — Dogs are sometimes afflicted with 

 kennel sores on hips and hocks, elbows, etc. They should be attended 

 to at once. Boracic acid ointment should be applied. Callous growths on 

 elbows and joints must be kept softened with vaseline or whale oil. 



Fungus Growths on Mouth or Tongue. — "My cocker spaniel has been 

 troubled lately with canker in the mouth and on the tongue. This comes 

 in spots, which enlarge until the several spots join together; it looks like 

 a fungus growth, not a sore, but on the mushroom order. Please prescribe." 



Answer. — "Touch the spots once daily, for four days, with lunar caustic; 

 care being taken not to allow any to run on his tongue, and only one to be 

 treated at a time." 



Fever Mixture.— Every kennel man should keep a good fever mixture 

 on his kennel shelf. A chill or cold is indicated by hot, dry nose, shivering 

 and lassitude, dull eyes, with more or less discharge from nose and eyes. 

 If attended to at once serious complications may often be avoided. Dogs 

 going to and from shows are subjected to many extreme changes of temper- 

 ature during express transportation, and a quinine pill will usually ward off 

 any ill effects. If, however, the symptoms described develop, the following 

 fever mixture should be given: Powdered nitre one dram, sweet spirits of 

 nitre one-half ounce, Mindereruos' spirits one-half ounce, wine of antimony 

 one dram, water four ounces. Terriers and dogs over 15 pounds up to" 

 pointers and setters should be given a tablespoonful m a mtlf gruel every 

 four hours. 



