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after receiving strong medicine as worm medicine. 

 Restlessness, crying and whining, or even howling 

 when pain very severe ; abdomen tucked up and 

 muscles feel hard and rigid. The attack may be 

 accompanied by severe vomiting and diarrhoea. 



Treatment : Give immediately, if there is no 

 diarrhoea, a dose castor oil, which should be 

 followed by an enema if it does not operate in 

 about an hour. The enema may consist of 

 half 1 to two teaspoonfuls of glycerine, mixed 

 with one l to eight tablespoonfuls of warm water. 

 Also, give following mixture : — 



Recipe : 



Chloric Ether, 

 Laudanum, 

 Water to 



1 1 drachms. 

 \\ drachms. 

 3 ounces. 



Doses: From half a teaspoonful to a table- 

 spoonful 1 every two, three, or four hours until 

 pain relieved. 



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Symptoms : The dog lies in a semi-unconscious 

 condition ; the body feels cold ; the membranes are 

 pallid, eyes glassy ; the breathing slow and heavy ; 

 pulse weak. This condition may arise from shock, 

 and is often seen in dogs after being run over. It 

 may also occur as the result of haemorrhage. 



Treatment: Allow the dog to lie perfectly 

 quiet on his right side. Give stimulants, as 

 brandy, with from one 1 to ten drops of tincture 

 nux vomica if given by the mouth, but only 



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



