Fever] * J ° [Fever 



if it heals too quickly it gathers again. The dog 

 should have a dose of purgative medicine, and in 

 chronic cases when the swelling keeps reappear- 

 ing first in one foot and then in another, a course 

 of arsenic should be given, as from one l to eight 

 drops of liq. arsenicalis in from one 1 to four 

 teaspoonfuls of water. Repeat the medicine 

 twice a day, and give after food. Dogs subject 

 to this complaint should be fed principally on dog 

 biscuits. 



Fever : This is a condition of the body 

 characterised by an increase of temperature, 

 shivering, lassitude, and loss of appetite ; and, 

 as a rule, is a symptom of some specific 

 disease ; but on some occasions it occurs as 

 a result of some unascertainable cause, and 

 generally in such cases the rise of temperature, 

 which may go up to as much as 104 degs. F., is 

 only temporary. This is more particularly the 

 case in young puppies. This condition also 

 occurs in dogs after exertion, especially when 

 not in condition, as after a long walk on a 

 hot day ; but when due to such causes, the 

 temperature soon drops, and is normal in a 

 couple of hours, without any treatment. But 

 if a dog, from whatever cause, ascertainable or 

 not, continues feverish, say over twenty-four 

 hours, some medicine should be given to 

 relieve it, such as from two 1 to ten grains of 

 salicylate of soda, or from one-half 1 to five grains 

 of phenacetin ; but this latter medicine should 

 never be given to a dog in a low condition, as 

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



