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given three times a day in barley water : " Of 

 spirits of ether, from 30 to 120 drops, according to 

 size ; of antimonial Hme, from 3 to 40 drops," 

 which last, by the way, seems rather a broad 

 margin. 



With inflammation of the bowels the poor animal 

 looks deplorably dejected ; no wonder, for he is in 

 great pain, and when the attack is acute his moans 

 are pitiful. The remedy is doses of opiates, but 

 these should be regulated by a doctor. Dogs on 

 the chain, or in confinement, suffer frequently 

 from constipation ; laxative medicines give only 

 temporary relief. The remedy is plenty of exer- 

 cise when possible, with farinaceous food. If the 

 dog has the run of the country, he will doctor 

 himself ; you will see him greedily devouring 

 grasses. Diarrhoea is generally a consequence of 

 cold or exposure to damp. Chalk mixture with 

 laudanum or a few drops of chlorodyne three or 

 four times a day are recommended, and again the 

 food should be farinaceous. Of chorea I have 

 already spoken. It is almost invariably the result 

 of distemper. It is not often, perhaps, that one 

 is so fortunate as I was in saving a favourite from 

 a bad attack. If the dog is young and the whole 

 body is badly affected, the kindest thing is to 

 destroy him at once ; but that is always a ques- 

 tion which one is slow to settle. When that dog 

 of mine developed the disease, I wrote to consult 

 one of the greatest living authorities, who makes 

 large sums by his kennel. He recommended good 



