Bad Breath] l ° [Bad Breath 



the gums and cheeks. Bad breath may also 

 arise from a disordered condition of the stomach, 

 or as a result of some disease of the lungs, or 

 the membrane lining nasal passages. 



Treatment: Remove the cause. If it arises 

 from the condition of the teeth, remove the 

 tartar by scaling, and clean mouth and teeth 

 twice daily, using a small soft tooth-brush and 

 the following" wash : — 



Recipe : 



Salol, x drachm. 



Tr. Myrrh, ----- 2 drachms. 



Spirits of Wine, - . - 10 drachms. 



Formalin, 1 drachm. 



Mix. 



Half a teaspoonful to be added to half a 

 tumblerful tepid water. If the breath remains 

 offensive after the mouth has been made healthy, 

 give a pill three times a day containing from a 

 quarter * to two grains of permanganate of potash, 

 or twice a day give from two to ten grains of salol. 1 



When the condition is the result of some 

 disease affecting the lungs, suitable remedies for 

 this must be administered ; or if the result of 

 an offensive discharge from the nose, a dessert- 

 spoonful to two tablespoonfuls 1 of the following 

 lotion should be syringed up each nostril once 

 or twice a day : — 



Recipe : 



Chinosol, 6 grains. 



Water to 8 ounces. 



Mix. 



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



