352 REMEDIES SUITED TO THE DOG. 



DIURETICS. 



Medicines wliich act on the secretion of urine are called 

 diuretics. They are either employed when the kidneys are 

 sluggish, to restore the proper quantity ; or to increase it beyond 

 the natural standard, when it is desired to lower the system. 



Diuretic bolus : 



40. — Nitre, 5 to 8 grains. 

 Digitalis, \ grain. 

 Ginger, 2 or 3 grains. 



Mix with linseed meal and water, and give all or part, according to the 

 size of the doff. 



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Diuretic and alterative bolus 



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



jNfitre, 3 to 6 grains. 



Digitalis, ^ grain. 



Extract of camomile, 5 grains. 



Mix, and give all or part. 



EMBROCATIONS. 



These external applications, otherwise called liniments, are 

 extremely useful in the dog, for strains, or sometimes to relieve 

 muscular inflammation, or chronic rheimaatism of the joints. 

 Mustard, ammonia, laudanum, and turpentine, are the chief agents 

 employed. 



