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fifteen grains 1 in a cachet, tablet, or dissolved 

 in water, and repeated three or four times a 

 day. 



In some cases when these fail, salicylate of 

 quinine will have the desired effect, in doses 

 from one 1 to five grains, given in a cachet. If 

 this fails to reduce the temperature, then an 

 ice-bag may be tried, applied to the top of the 

 head for an hour at a time, and then all medicines 

 discontinued. A little brandy, say, from five 

 drops 1 to a teaspoonful, given in water or milk 

 every two, three, or four hours is advisable. 



A very low temperature, say, when the 

 thermometer will not rise above 95 degs. F., 

 is much more dangerous than a very high 

 temperature. In such cases, prompt measures 

 must be taken to try and warm the animal. Hot 

 sponges should be applied to the head ; also hot- 

 water bottles applied to the back and to the feet. 

 From five x to twenty drops of sulphuric ether may 

 be given every hour or so, in from a teaspoonful 1 

 to a tablespoonful of water. Strong coffee may 

 also be given, from a teaspoonful 1 to a table- 

 spoonful, repeated every half hour. If the dog 

 is very much collapsed, and unable to swallow, 

 strong coffee may be given as an enema, say, 

 from a dessertspoonful 1 to two ounces, and 

 repeated every half hour. Brandy may also 

 be given, injected under the skin, say, from ten 

 drops x to a teaspoonful, or very minute doses of 

 strychnine may be given, from the four hundredth 

 part of a grain 1 for a small dog to the one hundred 

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



