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in these cases, as very often any sudden move- 

 ment induces an attack. Give from two to ten 

 grains 1 of salicylate of soda three times a day, 

 made into a pill ; and if the attacks of pain are 

 very acute, also give two or three times a day, 

 injected under the skin, from one-twentieth to 

 the eighth of a grain * of hydrochlorate of 

 morphia, with from Triioth to Tooth of a grain l 

 of atropine, in from five 1 to ten minims of dis- 

 tilled water. At first these injections induce 

 vomiting, but it soon ceases, and the treatment 

 is a specific for the disease. 



Nipples (Sore) : 



Symptoms : The nipples become swollen, 

 inflamed, and cracked very often after a bitch 

 has been nursing puppies some weeks, so much 

 so that at last she will not allow the puppies to 

 suckle. 



Treatment : Wash the parts two or three 

 times a day with boracic lotion, and anoint 

 with boracic ointment after drying. 



Nose (Bleeding): 



Symptoms : May be due to injury of the head 

 or face. It often occurs in cases of pneumonia, 

 and it is a symptom of a polypus in the nose 

 or ulceration of the membrane lining the nasal 

 passages. 



Treatment : When slight, no particular treat- 

 ment is required ; but if persistent, the cause 

 should be ascertained, and if possible removed. 

 When severe, as the result of some injury, ice 

 may be held to the bridge of the nose ; and if 

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



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