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quickly must be at once administered ; for this 

 there is nothing - better than a dose of hydro- 

 chlorate of apomorphia. This medicine acts in 

 two ways : it is the quickest and surest emetic ; 

 and besides, it relieves the spasms. The dose 

 is the twelfth of a grain for small dogs, and about 

 a quarter of a grain for large ones, given in a 

 teaspoonful of water ; but the best way of ad- 

 ministering it is by injecting it under the skin 

 with a hypodermic syringe ; then from three x to 

 ten minims of the one in fifty solution is to be 

 given. I always advise persons who keep a 

 number of valuable dogs to have a solution of 

 apomorphia by them ready for emergency, for 

 whilst it is being obtained the patient may die, 

 and if huntsmen would always carry a small 

 bottle of the solution with them many a valuable 

 hound's life might be saved. When this medicine 

 is not at hand, some other emetic must be given. 

 Ordinary table salt can always be quickly pro- 

 cured, and from one teaspoonful 1 to a tablespoonful 

 should be given in warm water. If the dose does 

 not act freely, repeat it in a few minutes; or instead, 

 give from five x to twenty grains of powdered ipe- 

 cacuanha, or from half 1 to three grains of tartar 

 emetic. Either of these may be shaken dry on the 

 tongue. The dog must be made to vomit some- 

 how ; but anything like salt, requiring a quantity of 

 water, is difficult to administer, as the dog's mouth 

 is often tightly clenched, and trying to open it 

 induces paroxysm, during which time it is im- 

 possible to give anything by the mouth ; and 

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



