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time ; but, as it returns soon after the withdrawal of the remedy, 

 no good is likely to accrue from its use. Excepting in the case of 

 very A'-aluable or highly valued dogs/ I should never advise any 

 remedies being tried, and the most humane course is at once to 

 put the poor animal out of his misery, the spasms being evidently 

 of a most painful nature. 



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Is more frequently seen in the dog than tetanus ; but, neverthe- 

 less, is by no means common. It consists in some obscure affection 

 of the brain, resembling the " gid " of sheep, and most probably 

 produced from the same cause, namely, from the presence of a 

 hydatid. (See Worms, Chap. V.) The dog has no fit, but keeps 

 continually turning round and round, and at last dies worn out. 

 It is most commonly met with in high-bred puppies, whose con- 

 stitutions are of great delicacy ; and I have known a whole litter 

 carried off, one after the other, in this way. As far as I know, no 

 remedy is of any avail ; but bleeding, blistering, and purgatives 

 are said to have restored some few cases. The seton, also, has 

 been recommended, and is, in my opinion, more likely than any 

 other remedy to produce a cure, taking care to keep the strength 

 supported against the lowering effects of this remedy. 



