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seat of chorea, and in such cases the dog is 

 constantly snapping his teeth together. It is 

 almost invariably the result of distemper. 



Treatment; In bad cases the disease is 

 incurable, though often with time — in the 

 course of months — the twitching becomes less, 

 but never entirely disappears. There is no 

 specific for chorea ; what appears to do one 

 case orood seems to do harm in another. Small 



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doses of arsenic with bromide is sometimes a 

 useful remedy, as the following mixture :— 



Recipe : 



Bromide of Strontia, - - i drachm. 



Fowler's Solution of Arsenic, - 48 minims. 



Water to ----- 3 ounces. 



Dose : From half a teaspoonful to a table- 

 spoonful x three times a day after food. 



In other cases Easton's syrup answers better- 



Dose: From three or four drops to half 

 a drachm, 1 in a little water, three times a day 

 after food. Later, especially if there is much 

 wasting, cod-liver oil should be given. 



Coins, etc., Swallowing of: 



Symptoms: The dog has a big swallow, and 

 it is astonishing what can pass down his 

 throat into the stomach. I have known small 

 dogs as fox terriers to swallow coins the size 

 of a penny, and smaller dogs still to swallow 

 brooches, ear - rings, and finger - rings, and also 

 keys, without even seeing any bad results to 



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



