Diarrhoea] "3 [Diarrhoea 



previously mentioned, home-made beef-tea (with all 

 fibrine removed) may be given slightly thickened 

 with isinglass, and the following mixture tried : — 



Dose : From a teaspoonful to two table- 

 spoonfuls 1 three times a day. When there is 

 much straining accompanying the diarrhoea, it 

 is a good plan to give an enema consisting of 

 one teaspoonful to two tablespoonfuls 1 of thick- 

 boiled starch, with from three x to fifteen drops of 

 laudanum mixed. When the diarrhoea is due to 

 disordered liver, which is generally the case when 

 the motions are white or grey, from one 1 to six 

 grains of grey powder may be given at first 

 instead of castor oil. 



Diarrhoea in Puppies : 



Symptoms : Very often the result of worms, 

 but may be due to indigestion, the result of 

 improper or too much food. Motion liquid and 

 frequent, generally of a yellowish colour. 



Treatment: If worms are suspected give 

 Sherley's worm tablets for puppies, otherwise 

 first give a small dose of castor oil, and after it 

 has worked off give from two 1 to six grains of 

 carbonate of bismuth every four hours. If the 

 diarrhoea is accompanied by colicky pains give 

 also from two 1 to ten drops of paregoric in a 

 little water three or four times a day. 



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



