3G4 REMEDIES SUITED TO THE DOG. 



MODE OF DRENCHING THE DOG. 



If a small quantity only is to be given, the dog's head being 

 held, the liquid may be poured through the closed teeth, by making 

 a little pouch of the cheek ; but this is a tedious process, as the 

 animal often refuses to swallow it for a long time, and then 

 struggles till half is wasted. A spoon answers for small quantities, 

 but for larger a soda-water bottle is the best instrument. Then, 

 having the dog held on either of the plans recommended in the 

 last paragraph, pour a little down, and shut the mouth, which 

 is necessary, because the act of swallowing cannot be performed 

 with it open. Eepeat this till all is swallowed. Then watch the 

 dog, or tie his head up, till it is clear that the medicine will be 

 retained on the stomach. 



CLYSTERS, OR INJECTIONS. 



When the bowels are very much confined, a j^int or two of warm 

 gruel will often be of great service, if thrown up into the rectum. 

 The dog should be placed on his side, and held in this position 

 on a table by an assistant, while the operator passes the pipe care- 

 fully up into the rectum, and then pumps the fluid up. 



