DOG DISEASES 223 



stone" out of " Cincinnatus Mollie," would say 

 that this is very good Llewellin. 



AN AFTERMATH OF DISTEMPER 



I have a Llewellin setter dog about four years 

 old at present who had a hard case of distemper 

 two years ago and since that time his head 

 "jumps" and his jaws continually "pop" and 

 every week or so seems to have "risings" in his 

 head and his eyes run. There seems to be no one 

 who can tell me what to do for him, and, as I love 

 to have him with me, but it is almost impossible, 

 as there is such a bad odour about him, I thought 

 I would write you, having seen some questions an- 

 swered in the Field and Stream. I am enclosing 

 stamped envelope and would be very glad if you 

 ^ould tell me what is the matter and what to do. 



W. H. Scott. 



Ans. — ^We would advise you that your dog has 

 a form of chorea which is an aftermath of distem- 

 per. The best cure for it is Fowler's Solution, 

 beginning with three drops a day in his food and 

 increasing three drops each day until forty-five 

 drops are reached. The dog is then rested a week 

 and the treatment decreased, beginning at forty- 

 five drops until back to three again. The treat- 



