Bites] 2 l [Bites 



grains of carbonate of bismuth shaken dry on the 

 tongue, or the following mixture may be tried : — 



Recipe : 



Diluted Hydrocyanic Acid, - - 20 drops. 



Liquor Bismuth, - 1 ounce. 



Water to 6 ounces. 



From one 1 teaspoonful to a tablespoonful every 

 three or four hours. 



To keep strength up give occasionally every 

 hour, from a quarter 1 to a teaspoonful Brand's 

 beef essence, allow Vichy water and milk in 

 equal parts to drink — no plain water — but the 

 patient may have some ice to lick. When 

 sickness is very persistent, the stomach should 

 be given complete rest for about twelve hours, 

 and the dog's strength kept up during this time 

 with peptonised meat suppositories (B and W), 

 one being given every three or four hours. 

 When these cannot be obtained, an enema of 

 peptonised milk with from five 1 drops to one 

 teaspoonful of brandy, may be given every three 

 hours. Hot linseed meal poultices to the stomach 

 are sometimes useful. 



Bites: A deep punctured wound caused by 

 the bite of a dog, if allowed to scab over, usually 

 results in the formation of an abscess ; so the 

 wound should be kept open for a few days by 

 being fomented often with a warm solution of 

 boracic acid lotion. When not fomenting, the 

 wound should be covered over with a piece of 



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



