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may have regular walking exercise. Give aperient 

 medicine and a course of the following mixture : — 



From one teaspoonful 1 to a tablespoonful to be 

 given three times a day one hour after food. 



Paralysis : 



Symptoms : Not uncommon after distemper, 

 and may follow fits ; injury to the back and 

 rheumatics are frequently the cause. More often 

 seen in dachshunds than other dogs. The whole 

 body may be affected, including all four legs, but 

 the back part of the body, including the two 

 hind legs, is the favourite seat of the disease. 

 The dog is unable to stand, but drags the back 

 legs after him when he moves. The bowels 

 are constipated, and the dog is unable to pass 

 water, though later it may dribble away. The 

 dog may not be ill in himself, and will generally 

 take his food. When the seat of the mischief is 

 in the brain, all four limbs are useless, and the 

 dog lies on his side in a miserable, helpless 

 condition, often even being unable to raise his 

 head from the ground. 



Treatment : The condition of the bowels and 

 bladder must first be attended to. Aperient 

 medicine should be given, and if it does not act in 

 a few hours, an enema of warm soapy water (from 

 two tablespoonfuls x to half a pint) administered, 

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



