COSTIVEXESS.] 



THE DOG, AND ITS VARIETIES; 



[medicines. 



For the treatment of mauge, Mr. Blaiue 

 reeomnieuds tlie ioliovi'mg Jvrmulce. 



No. I. 

 Powdered Sulphur, yeUow or bhick 

 Muriate of Ammonia, powdered . 

 Aloes powdered . , , . 

 Venice Turpentine . ^ . . 

 Lard, cl ther fattv matter . 

 Mix. 



No. II. 

 Sulphate of Zinc (white vitriol) . 

 Tobacco in powder .... 

 Sulphur in powder , . . . 

 Aloes in powder .... 

 Soft soap 



4 ounces. 



1. 



1 drachm. 

 i ounce. 



1 drachm. 

 h ounce. 



2 drachms. 

 6 ounces. 



No. III. 



Lime-water ...... 4: ounces. 



Decoction of Stavesacre . , . . 2 „ 



Decoction of White Hellebore . . 2 „ 

 Oxymuriate of Quicksilver (corrosive 



sublimate) 5 grains. 



Dissolve the corrosive sublimate iu the 

 decoctions, which should be of a moderate 

 strength ; when dissolved, add two drachms of 

 powdered aloes, to render the mixture nauseous, 

 and prevent its being licked off by tlie dog — 

 a circumstance which ought to be very care- 

 fully guarded against. 



COSTIVENESS. 



Change the diet; give gruel and slops; 

 and let the dog have full liberty ; boiled liver 

 will be found useful. If these measures 

 fail, give small doses of castor-oil. No dog 

 should be allowed to be costive longer than 

 two days, as it ma}^ arrive at indigestion, 

 generate worms, impart a foetid smell to the 

 breath, and blacken the teeth. The best 

 means of preventing this disease is giving a 

 sufficiency of exercise. This, perhaps, cannot 

 he done with watch-dogs, which have to be kept 

 almost continually ou the chain in yards and 

 public works ; but, where it can be done, it 

 should never be neglected. In cases where it 

 is requisite to administer medicine, an aloetic 

 ball may be given, or Epsom salts. Should 

 these fail in producing the desired effect upon 

 the animal, the castor-oil mixture, with spirit 

 of buckthorn, and white poppies, should be 

 administered ; and recourse may be had to the 

 clyster-pipe. Exercise, however, is the grand 

 preventative. 

 48S 



DIARRH(E.\ 



This disease is frequently met with in dogs 

 that are habitually petted ; and it is very often 

 the consequence of improper food, or over- 

 feeding. When it shows itself, wait for a day 

 or two, till you see if the discharge will cease, 

 and a cure take place, without the necessity of 

 giving medicine. Should this not happen, give 

 castor-oil, with a few drops of laudanum. 



There are many other diseases to which the 

 dog is subject ; but as these have been already 

 treated in scientific veterinary works especially 

 devoted to them, we refrain from introducing 

 them here, but refer the reader to Mr. 

 Blaine's Canine Fathologij, and the treatise of 

 Mr. Touatt, on The Dog. In these works, 

 every disease, so far as great experience has 

 been able to determine its character, has been 

 treated with judgment and skill ; whilst ability, 

 coupled with a desire to state nothing but 

 what will bear the test of a trial, appears in 

 every page. 



MEDICINES USED IN THE TREATMENT OF 

 DISEASE IN DOGS. 



Dogs affected by disease should be handled 

 with great gentleness ; kept perfectly clean, 

 and furnished with a warm bed. The medi- 

 cines used in their cases are very numerous, 

 and, as a general rule, should only be adminis- 

 tered under the direction of a surgeon. They 

 are given in the form of a pill, or bolus, or in 

 a liquid state, most easily, by two persons- 

 one sitting, and holding the dog between his 

 knees, while the other forces the mouth open 

 by pressure on the lips of the upper jaw, and 

 administers the medicine. 



Alcohol. — Used in tinctures, but never administered 

 iu a pure state. 



Alum. — A powerful astringent : ten to fifteen grains 

 may be given in obstinate cases of diarrhoea. It is some- 

 times used in the form of a clyster. 



Antimony in the form of James's powders, used to 

 produce gentle perspiration. 



Alteratives are intended to produce a slow change 

 in the system without interfering with other arrange- 

 ments. Five parts sublimate of sulphur, one of nitre, 

 one of linseed meal, and two of palm oil is a useful alte- 

 rative. 



BAKBAnoES Aloes.— An excellent aperient, consists 

 of eight parts of powdered aloes, one part antimonial 



