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fifteen grains 1 three times a day, either in 

 tabloid form, put up in cachets, or even 

 dissolved in a little water. If this medicine 

 does not give relief in twenty-four hours, try 

 aspirni or salicine, the doses are the same. When 

 the muscles of the neck are affected, the pain is 

 often very acute, as mentioned before. In such 

 cases it is frequently necessary to administer 

 some sedative medicine, and for this I find 

 there is nothing better than giving, subcu- 

 taneously, from the twentieth to the eighth of 

 a grain l of acetate of morphia, with from g^th to 

 yi^th of a grain 1 of sulphate of atropine, the two 

 to be dissolved in from five 1 to ten minims of 

 water. The dose should be repeated night and 

 morning for a few days. At first these injections 

 may cause vomiting, but this soon ceases. 



In cases of chest founder, or rheumatism in 

 bitches in a weak condition, which occurs after 

 rearing puppies, salicylate of quinine is often the 

 best medicine to give, in doses from half to three 

 grains * (made into a pill), three times a day. 



Dogs suffering from rheumatism should be kept 

 quiet, the affected parts covered over with a thick 

 layer of thermogen wool, and bandaged or rubbed 

 with some liniment, as the following : — 



Recipe : 



Methylated Chloroform, - - 4 drachms. 



Laudanum, .... 4 drachms. 



Spirits of Camphor, - - - 1 ounce. 



Soap Liniment, 1 ounce. 

 Well mix. 

 Apply with friction night and morning. 



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



