DRUGS. " 287 



Ergot of Kye Useful in cases of protracted parturition. Five to fif- 

 teen grains may be given in a little warm water with a teaspoonful of brandy 

 added. The dose repeated in an hour if needed. 



Ether, Spirit of Nitrous (Sweet Spirit of Nitre). — Diaphoretic and 

 diuretic. It is given in distemper, fevers, influenza, etc. 



COMFORTABLE WINTER QUARTERS. 



Dogs that are not allowed to sleep in your house, must have a com- 

 fortable house or kennel provided for them, where they can sleep warm 

 enough in it at night, or, in very cold weather, to go into during the day. 

 At my kennels, I have twenty-four individual yards, (aside from three large 

 exercising yards), and in each individual yard a small kennel prepared 

 as follows: I buy an empty upright piano box, set it on a foundation ten 

 inches from the ground, put a second floor in, between which is tar paper; 

 put a door in front, three feet high, two wide, to only close part way, so 

 dog can get in. Then I make a slanting roof and cover this and front of 

 box with tin, or some composition roofing, the sides and back being bat- 

 tened where the boards join together, so no cold air gets in. Now, be- 

 fore hanging the door, build inside an inner sleeping compartment on one 

 side, boarded on top and half of the front, a board six inches high across 

 bottom to keep the straw in, and for winter use tack some carpet over 

 the front of this sleeping box you have made, and also several thicknesses 

 of covering the opening made for the door, fastened only at the top, the 

 dog will push through this covering and into his bedroom, and with plenty 

 of straw for bedding, will sleep warm and comfortable. If you have two 

 dogs that are congenial, it is all the better that they sleep together. Small 

 dogs with short coats and toy dogs, are kept in an L of my house, with a 

 stove that never goes out 'till spring comes, for such dogs require a heated 

 place in cold weather. Dogs such as collies, setters, pointers, and large 

 dogs can stand it all right outdoors, if the place is provided as I have de- 

 scribed. The carpet on the front of the inner room should have a part or 

 corner of it cut off, or fastened back, making a small opening for air. 

 Have your kennel facing south so as to get the great benefit of the sun. 



For kennel locations choose ground that lies high and dries quickly. 

 Heavy soil on which water rests instead of draining away freely is condu- 

 cive to all sorts of troubles. However expensive a kennel, it can never 

 be suitable for dogs unless perfectly dry, for dampness causes much sick- 

 ness. If there is one thing more than another a dog cannot stand, it is 

 dampness. He requires plenty of water to drink, but none in his bed. It 

 is the underpart of his body that has the least protection. 



