39tsea$es m Bogs ; 



ARE so universally prescribed for, and in so many dif- 

 ferent ways, that it will be needless to treat on any 

 thing farther than the most common evils that happen 

 to them ; the Distemper, the Mange, Sore Feet, getting 

 lamed by Thorns, &c. &c., with the prescription, which 

 I have found to answer best for each. 



DISTEMPER. 



To enumerate the various recipes for this sometimes 

 incurable disease would require a volume ; but, of all 

 that I have yet tried, none has answered better than the 

 one I shall here give ; and, as the remedy is so innocent, 

 it may be safely administered, where there exists even 

 a doubt as to a dog having the distemper. 



The following prescriptions are each about a dose for a full grown 

 pointer. They must, of course, be increased or diminished in pro- 

 portion to the size and strength of the dog. 



RECIPE. 



Opium . . . . .3 grains. 



Emetic tartar (an invaluable medicine) . 5 grains. 



To be given at night. 



Repeat the dose, every third night, till the dog is 

 recovered ; taking care to keep him in a warm place, 



