Distemper] 79 [Distemper 



Recipe : The Mixture : 



Tincture Nux Vomica, - - 40 minims. 

 Diluted Nitro-hydrochloric Acid, 1 drachm. 

 Compound Tincture Gentian, - 5 drachms. 

 Simple Syrup, 1 ounce. 



Water to - - - - - 6 ounces. 



Dose : From one teaspoonful to a table- 

 spoonful three times a day. 1 



It is not necessary to take notice of a relaxed 

 condition of the bowels so long as the motions 

 are not very frequent, but diarrhoea (frequent 

 watery motions) must not be allowed to go on. 

 As a rule, a small dose of castor oil — say from 

 one teaspoonful x to a tablespoonful — will usually 

 stop it by removing the cause. If it continues 

 after the oil has acted, give, shaken dry on the 

 tongue, from 3 1 to 15 grains of salicylate of 

 bismuth three or four times, or oftener, a day. 

 Thicken the food with cooked arrowroot, and 

 give boiled rice with soup and meat if the 

 latter is being given. 



If bismuth does not stop the diarrhoea, try the 

 pills as per prescription below : — 



Recipe : The Pills for Diarrhoea : 



Powdered Extract of Kino, - 1 drachm. 

 Powdered Ipecacuanha, 8 grains. 



Powdered Opium, - - 6 „ 



Mix, and divide into 12 pills. 



Dose : From half to two pills to be given three 

 or four times a day. 1 



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



