CHAPTER X 



DOG DISEASES 

 CHOREA AND ITS TREATMENT 



I have an eight-montlis-old Llewellin setter 

 that has some disease that causes him to jerk 

 apparently in his left front leg, but his whole body- 

 jerks after taking exercise. 



He had distemper when a pup and has had this 

 disease since. 



Please advise if there is any cure for him, as 

 he has the appearance of a fine dog. 



E. L. Hedkick. 



Ans. — Your pup has chorea, which is an after- 

 math of distemper and it will take a long while 

 to cure it. 



I would recommend Fowler's solution, and for 

 pups it should be diluted in the preparation of 

 one-half an ounce of Fowler's solution to one 

 ounce and one-half of water. The commencing 

 dose is sixteen drops of the foregoing mixture 

 for breeds of medium size. This should be given 



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