POISON. 629 



POISON. 



When it has been discovered that a dog has taken poison, 

 give the following specific as soon as possible : — 



Emetic tartar, dissolved in v/ater 15 grains, 

 which will have the effect of producing vomiting ; and after 

 the reaching has subsided, give him two ounces of castor- 

 oil, or ten grains of turpeth mineral, if a large dog, mixed 

 up in butter, and rubbed on his nose. If the dog is middle 

 sized, eight grains ; and if very small, five grains will have 

 the effect. 



Turpeth mineral is useful as an emetic for a dog, upon 

 any occasion ; eight grains of it may be mixed with a little 

 butter, and rubbed on his nose, he will lick it off, and it will 

 operate in about five minutes. 



Warrcners very often make use of nux vomica, as a poi- 

 son, which is not unfrequently concealed in a piece of meat, 

 to entice foumarts and weasels to eat it. Hounds and other 

 sporting dogs pick it up, and if no remedy is administered, 

 convulsive fits, and death itself, will shortly ensue. When 

 dogs are suspected of having taken such poison, the follow- 

 ing effectual remedy should be instantly applied : — Put as 

 much common salt into the dog's mouth as can be got down, 

 hold the head upwards, and force open the mouth, and by 

 fixing a stick across, prevents the mouth from shutting, whilst 

 the throat is filled with salt ; a sufficient quantity, both to 

 prove an emetic and a laxative, will soon dissolve with the 

 saliva, and be swallowed. Warm broth should frequently be 

 given, to prevent faintness, which might, without nourish- 

 ment, prove fatal. Two tablcspoonfuLs of castor-oil would ac- 



