Diarrhoea] " 2 [Diarrhoea 



of the oil have passed off, give from five 1 to 

 twenty grains of carbonate of bismuth three or 

 four times a day before food, or the following 

 mixture : — 



Recipe : The Mixture for Diarrhoea : 

 Laudanum, i drachm. 



Tincture of Rhubarb, - - 4 drachms. 

 Peppermint Water to - - 4 ounces. 



From one teaspoonful to two tablespoonfuls l 

 three times a day. Or the following pills may 

 be tried : — 



Recipe : Pills for Diarrhoea : 



Extract of Kino, ... 1 drachm. 



Powdered Ipecacuanha, - - 12 grains. 

 Powdered Opium, ... 6 „ 



Ex. cip. q.s. 



A sixth, fourth, half, or the whole l may be 

 mixed and divided into twelve pills. One to 

 be given three or four times a day. If the 

 motions are very offensive, from two 1 to ten 

 grains of salol may also be given three or four 

 times a day. 



Diet : At first liquid, as milk, thickened with 

 equal parts of arrowroot and Benger's food ; 

 after two or three days, raw beef cut up very 

 fine may be given alone or mixed with equal 

 parts well-boiled rice; rice water to drink. In 

 chronic diarrhoea a liquid diet should be given 

 for some time, and in addition to the milk diet 



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



