Poisons] 22 " i Poisons 



matter and bowel evacuations, which is not the 

 case in poisoning by arsenic, as blood is passed 

 freely both ways. 



Treatment : Give a copious draught of warm 

 water, with the idea of washing the stomach 

 out ; this, of course, is almost immediately 

 brought up. A few minutes afterwards give 

 from five 1 to thirty grains of gallic acid in 

 water, which repeat every time the dog is 

 sick, and let the animal have barley water or 

 white of egg beaten up in water to drink. If 

 there is great collapse, inject brandy or ether, 

 from fifteen 1 minims to one drachm, under the 

 skin with a hypodermic syringe ; keep the patient 

 warm, and as quiet as possible. When large 

 doses of tartar emetic have been given, there 

 is very little hope of recovery. 



Ttirpentine is rather a favourite antithelmintic, 

 though it is not so much given for this purpose 

 now as it used to be ; but it is still a good deal 

 used by some keepers, and when not carefully 

 and sparingly administered often proves fatal, 

 especially in young patients. 



Symptoms : Convulsions ; coma ; heavy ster- 

 torous breathing, with pupils contracted. A 

 great assistance in the diagnosing of these 

 cases is the smell of the turpentine in the 

 breath ; the bladder is very irritable ; the 

 urine has the odour of violets, and is passed 

 frequently. 



Treatment : Give an emetic as soon as 

 possible. The best in these cases, as in many 

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



