Pupping] 2 3° [Pupping 



Doses : From one teaspoonful to a table- 

 spoonful x every four or six hours. 



The pulse not only varies in number of beats 

 per minute during illness, but also in character — 

 for instance, after great exertion the pulse is full 

 and fast, and in cases of internal inflammation it 

 is small and wiry as well as fast. 



In some diseases of the nervous system the 

 pulse is very slow. During a prolonged illness, 

 or after a severe illness, the pulse can scarcely be 

 felt ; it is then said to be weak, and stimulants and 

 tonics are indicated. 



The pulse is always quicker in young dogs and 

 old ones than it is in those in the prime of life. 

 The best place for taking the heart-beats or 

 pulse is at the femoral artery, just as it crosses 

 the inside of the thigh-bone. 



Pupping : To discover whether a bitch is in 

 pup, let her be placed upon a table, and her 

 fears or excitability banished by caresses ; then 

 lay her upon her side, and with the fingers 

 gently manipulate the abdomen. If the womb 

 is impregnated, the person, directing his atten- 

 tion first to the situation the uterus occupies, 

 near to the rim of the pelvis, and inferior to 

 the rectum, will there detect round smooth 

 bodies, like little eggs. These may not be 

 perceptible if the bladder be loaded ; but if 

 the catheter be employed to draw off the 

 urine, they will surely be felt. If the rectum 

 be full of faeces, it serves as an admirable 

 guide to the position of the uterus, though he 

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



