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Recipe : 



Liquor Morphia, - - \ to 3 drachms. x 



Hoffman's Spirit, - - |to3 drachms. 



Paregoric, - - - - 1 to 4 drachms. 



Syrup of Squills, - - 2 to 8 drachms. 



Water to - - - - \\ to 6 ounces. 



Doses: One teaspoonful to a tablespoonful 

 three or four times a day, or from ten drops 

 to a teaspoonful of glyco-heroin in a little water 

 may be given three or four times a day. 1 



When the condition is the result of heart 

 disease, which is often the case, give the 

 following mixture : — 



Recipe : 



Tincture Digitalis, - 20 drops to i| drachms. 1 



Tincture Nux Vomica, - 12 drops to i| drachms. 

 Compound Sulphuric Ether, \ to 3 drachms. 

 Syrup, - - - - 2 drachms to 1 ounce. 



Water to - - - 1 \ to 6 ounces. 

 Mix. 



Doses: From one 1 teaspoonful to one 

 tablespoonful three times a day after food. 

 Aperient medicine should be frequently given. 



Diet: Raw or very tender-cooked meat, 

 given in small quantities, three times a day. 

 No other food. 



Back (Injuries to) : See Appendix. 



Bad Breath: 



Symptoms : General result of a diseased 

 condition of teeth, the accumulation of tartar 

 on the teeth, and as the result, ulcers form on 



1 According to the size of the dog. See p. 86. 



