62 G MANUAL OF MODERiY FARRIERY. 



For a half-grown pointer, or other young clog : — > 



Jalap, in powder . 20 grains, 



Calomel ... 4 grains, 



made into a ball with treacle. 



For a full-grown pointer, or other large dog : — 



Jalap, in powder . 25 grains. 



Calomel ... 7 grains, 



mixed as aoove ; and one of the doses given every second 

 morning, mixed with a little butter ; and if the dog will not 

 take it in this form, it must be made into a small ball, and 

 forced down his throat. The food should always be light, 

 and easy of digestion. 



I was favoured with the following receipt from a friend, 

 who has had a great deal of experience in the rearing of 

 dogs, for upwards of twenty-five years. He says it has al- 

 ways proved a most effectual remedy, in all cases in which 

 he has applied it : — 



Calomel ... 1 drachm, 



Tartar emetic . . 20 grains. 



Jalap ... 1 drachm. 



Gamboge ... 1 drachm ; 



to be made into six balls, with conserve of roses, and one to 

 be given every morning, for a week. 



Care should be taken to support the strength of the ani- 

 mal by light, nourishing diet, after the inflammatory stage is 

 over, and the discharge from the nostrils fully established. 

 Various authors recommend the too general use of emetics 

 in the distemper, which, I conceive, must frequently be 

 attended with evil consequences, as they are, for the most 

 part, inadmissible in inflammatory diseases. 



As the distemper is infectious, those dogs labouring under 



