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anything over the dog's nose at first, but pour a 

 trifle on a handkerchief or napkin, and hold it 

 from six to eight inches away from the dog's 

 nose, then gradually get nearer and nearer until 

 at last you cover the dog's nose over with the 

 cloth. The chloroform must be continued until 

 the dog has stopped breathing for five minutes. 



The administering of half 1 to a dram of prussic 

 acid is also a very sudden and quick way of 

 destroying a dog, but it is a debatable point 

 whether this causes acute pain. At any rate, 

 the dog invariably cries out loudly after it has 

 been administered a few moments, and so he often 

 does when going under the influence of chloroform. 

 However, death by freshly prepared and strong 

 prussic acid is very certain and sudden. 



When administering this acid, one should be 

 very careful never to stand in front of a dog, for 

 if he coughs while it is in his mouth, and some 

 goes into the eye of the person giving it, the con- 

 sequences may be serious, as it is most deadly. 



Diabetes Insipidus : 



Symptoms: Increased secretion of urine of 

 a watery nature — great thirst. For a time the 

 dog's condition does not alter, but if the disease 

 is not checked then he loses condition, the 

 muscles waste, the legs become thin, the ribs 

 prominent, and the abdomen distended as the 

 result of the large quantity of water taken. 

 This is a disease to which old dogs are 

 particularly liable. 



Treatment : Limit the quantity of water given 

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



