Hernia] 1 4" [Hernia 



Recipe : 



Ergotine, - - - - 6 to 24 grains. 1 

 Powdered Nux Vomica, - 1 to 4 „ 

 Ex. cip. g.s. 

 Mix. 



Divide into 12 pills — one to be given three 

 times a day after food. 



When the paralysis is the result of distemper, 

 the same pills may be given, with from one 1 to 

 three grains of reduced iron each time. 



When the patient is a small dog, the homoeo- 

 pathic preparation of Nux vomica is the best 

 medicine ; of this, give five grains of the 

 trituration 3 x three times a day. 



Cases of hemiplegia are sometimes very slow 

 in mending, and it is a long time before the 

 dog regains the proper use of his legs again ; 

 in such instances, electricity should be employed, 

 and a blister to each side of the neck along 

 the course of the spine applied. They should 

 run from just behind the back of the ears to 

 just in front of the shoulder-joint, and be from 

 one to two inches wide, according to the size 

 of the dog. The blisters may be repeated in 

 about a fortnight if necessary. 



Hernia : 



Symptoms : It is a rupture, or protrusion of 

 an organ from its natural position. The most 

 common positions for rupture are the navel ; 

 here it is called Umbilical Hernia, the Groin 

 or Inguinal Hernia, and Perineal Hernia, which 

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



