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jaundiced form or "yellows." It is a great mistake to rush to the medicine chest the minute 

 a dog is a little bit "offcolour." Common sense nursing with the sure assistance of kindly 

 nature is in the great majority of cases all that is necessary. It might be almost accepted as 

 an axiom that a dog sensibly fed, warmly and dryly housed, carefully groomed, regularly 

 exercised and discreetly worked when in the field will rarely require the use of medicines or 

 the services of the veterinarian. But there are two medicaments which no kennel should be 

 without : the castor oil mixture and the sulphur ointment. The castor oil mixture is made up 

 as to three parts castor oil, two parts syrup of buckthorn and one part syrup of poppies. It is 

 a splendid but bland aperient, and an equally good anodyne or styptic when the proportion 

 of poppies is increased and the other parts proportionally lessened. The sulphur ointment is 

 made up of H'\b. sulphur, two ounces Epsom salts, and a sufficiency of pork fat. It is 

 incomparable as an ointment for all affections of the skin, while it is an excellent alterative 

 and blood purifier. As a further stand-by a bottle of Benbow's mixture will be the right 

 thing in the right place. 



However, there is no ailment hereafter described which has not come under the writer's 

 observation and there is no remedy set forth which has not been found to have been of 

 good service. And it is with the earnest hope that they may prove of some real use that 

 these "first aid" notes are diffidently submitted. 



For ease of reference the ailments are taken in their alphabetical order — certainly 

 not according either to their frequency or gravity. 



ANyEMIA (Poverty of blood). 



Symptoms.— Unmistakable. Paleness of the mucous membrane, cold lips, listlessness, 



sunken eye, loss of appetite. 

 Causes. — Unnourishing food, indifferent kenneling, exhausting exercise, and possibly the 



presence of worms. 

 Suggested Remedies. — Give nourishing food in frequent but small quantities, milk, 



broth, chopped raw lean meat. Warmth, fresh air, and very gentle exercise. 



CANKER IN THE EAR. 



Internal canker of the ear is a common but very troublesome complaint affecting 

 long haired rather than short haired sporting dogs in China. 



Symptoms. — Unmistakable. A constant shaking of the head : the carrying of the head on 

 one side : the repeated stopping of the dog, even while at work, for the purpose of 

 trying to free, by the use of a hindfoot, the ear from some internal obstruction. The 

 irritation is invariably followed by a purulent foul smelling discharge. 



Causes. — The commonest cause of canker is the presence of some foreign substance deep 

 down in the ear, a bit of straw or grit or paddy husk, or, as is nine times out of ten 

 the case, the cruel grass seed. Pointers often go immune, but long haired dogs 

 seldom escape the infliction. These seeds work their way into the inner ear and are 

 very difficult of extraction, and cause unmeasured distress to both dog and owner. 



Suggested Remedies. — In the first place do all you can to remove the cause, and for this 

 purpose make use of a pair of long, blunt tweezers : then carefully wash or syringe 



