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Higson's enema syringe should be used, and the 

 long insertion tube well vaselined passed up 

 the passage as far as it will go. 



Diet : Should be light, as milk with Vichy water 

 to drink, also Brand's beef essence, or Valentine's 

 meat juice, given with Vichy water. 



If the vomiting is very troublesome, give the 

 mixture recommended for gastritis, and keep up 

 the bitch's strength with nutritive enemas and 

 peptonised meat suppositories. 



Pulse : A dog's pulse varies in the number of 

 beats per minute, according to his size. The 

 number is less in a big" dog than a small one. 

 A St. Bernard's pulse, for instance, beats about 

 70 times per minute, and a small dog's, say, like 

 a toy terrier, 100 times per minute, and a dog's 

 pulse is often intermittent in its beat. 



In disease, the pulse, in most cases, is increased 

 in frequency. It might be for big dogs 100 to 1 20, 

 and for small dogs from 120 to 150 or 160 times a 

 minute. 



In some instances, as in some cases of heart 

 disease, or in pneumonia, when the heart is 

 affected, the pulse is very slow indeed. A big 

 dog may go down to 50, and a small dog to 70. 

 A very slow pulse is more serious than a fast one. 

 In such cases, some such mixture as the following 

 should be given : — 



Recipe : 



