Respiration] 2 °9 [Rheumatic 



Divide into 12 pills — one to be given twice a 

 clay. 



A mild saline aperient should be given once a 

 week. 



Respiration (Artificial) : When a dog has 

 been nearly drowned, before resorting to 

 artificial respiration he should be held upside 

 down for a few moments, to drain the lungs of 

 water, and then placed on his back with head 

 extended, and after drawing the tongue slightly 

 forward between the teeth, so as to keep throat 

 quite clear, apply pressure to the chest (just where 

 it joins the abdomen) with the open hand, in a 

 forward and downward direction, so as to expand 

 the chest — this should be repeated from eighteen 

 to thirty times a minute, according to the size of 

 the dog. After pressure, the hand should be re- 

 moved quickly, that the walls of the chest may 

 assume their normal position. Whilst this is 

 going on, another person should inject brandy 

 under the skin, and rigorously work the legs 

 so as to try and promote circulation. As soon 

 as possible put hot-water bottles around the dog. 



Rheumatic Gout : 



Symptoms : There is no doubt that dogs do 

 occasionally suffer from this disease, it affecting 

 generally the knees and hocks, but other joints 

 may be attacked. The dog is very lame, the joint 

 swells and is very tender, and there is a difficulty 

 in bending it. Even after the inflammation has 

 dispersed, the joint remains thickened and stiff 

 for some time, in some cases permanently. 



Treatment : Give a brisk purge, and also from 



