Coughs] 5 2 rcuts 



Coughs : 



Symptoms : May arise from many causes ; but 

 a simple cough, the result of some irritation of 

 the larynx caused by cold, is of a common 

 occurrence during the winter and spring when 

 the winds are cold. 



Treatment : Give following mixture : — 



Recipe : 



Liquor Morphia, - - - 2 drachms. 



Syrup of Squills, - 1 ounce. 



Syrup of Lemon, 1 ounce. 



Water to 3 ounces. 



Dose : From half a teaspoonful to a dessert- 

 spoonful three or four times a day. 1 When it 

 is difficult to give a mixture, the following pills 

 may be tried : — 



Recipe : 



Hydrochlorate of Morphia, - | to 1 grain. 1 



Powdered Ipecacuanha, - - 1 to 6 grains. 



Powdered Rhubarb, - - 2 to 12 grains. 



Compound Squill Pill, - - 6 to 20 grains. 



Mix and divide into twelve pills, one to be 

 given night and morning. A dose of aperient 

 medicine should occasionally be given. 



Cuts: 



Symptoms ; Division of structure, generally 

 described as a solution of continuity ; there is 

 generally more or less bleeding. 



Treatment: Thoroughly cleanse the cut with 



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



