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3. — Iodide of potassium, 2 to 4 grains. 

 Liquid extract of sarsaparilla, 1 drachm. 



Mix, and give in a little water, once or twice a day. 



4. — Stinking hellebore, 5 to 10 grains. 

 Powdered jalap, 2 to 4 gi-ains. 



Mix into a bolus, and give every other night. 



5. — Cod-liver oil, from a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful. 

 To be given twice a day. 



ANODYNES. 



Anodynes are required in the dog chiefly to stop diarrhoea, 

 which is a very common disease in him. Sometimes also they 

 are used for the purpose of relieving spasm. Opium is so little 

 objectionable in the dog that it is almost the only anodyne used ; 

 but the dose must be far larger than for human beings, and less 

 than a teaspoonful of laudanum for an average dog will be found 

 to be wholly inert. 



For slight purging : 



6. — Prepared chalk, 2 to 3 drachms. 

 Aromatic confection, 1 drachm. 

 Laudanum, 3 to S drachms. 

 Powder of gum arable, 2 drachms. 

 Water, 7 ounces. 



Mix, and give two tablespoonfuls every time the bowels are relaxed. 



