Fainting] 1 1 4 [Fainting- 



Treatment : Apply following lotion often : — 



Apply frequently with a piece of absorbent 

 wool. When the skin is dry and inflammation 

 less, anoint the lids three or four times a day 

 with following ointment : — 



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Recipe : 



Hydrochlorate of Cocaine, - 3 grains. 



Water, - 1 drachm. 



Lanoline, ----- 2 drachms. 



Almond Oil, 1 drachm. 

 Mix. 



Give a dose of purgative medicine, also some 

 cooling medicine with food, as from three to 

 twenty grains * each of bicarbonate of potash 

 and sulphate of magnesia. 



Fainting: Dogs subject to asthma often have 

 a weak heart, and when the couoh is severe 

 frequently fall down in a faint, but as a rule 

 it only lasts for a few moments, and the dog 

 soon seems all right. 



Symptoms : When due to loss of blood, the 

 dog lies in an apparently lifeless condition, the 

 mouth is white and clammy, the membranes of 

 the eyes are bloodless, the pulse is quick and 

 weak, and the breathing slow and laboured. 



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



