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and fiftieth part of a grain for a large one. This 

 medicine may be given dissolved in from two * to 

 ten drops of tincture digitalis. 



In such cases as these the dog must be given, 

 if he will swallow, small doses of some strong 

 beef essence, as from ten drops x to a teaspoonful 

 of Valentine's beef juice, in from a teaspoonful l 

 to a tablespoonful of milk, and repeated every 

 half hour or so. 



Testicle (Inflammation of) : 



Symptoms : The gland is swollen and very 

 painful to the touch, the scrotum is generally 

 inflamed, red, and thickened. The dog walks 

 with stiffness in the hind legs, and there is 

 generally a rise of two or three degrees of 

 the temperature. 



Treatment : Frequent hot poppy - head tea 

 fomentations, made by boiling for ten minutes 

 two crushed poppy-heads in a quart of boiling 

 water and then straining the solid matter 

 out through fine muslin. Aperient medicine 

 should be given and the dog kept on a light 

 diet for a few days. 



Testicles (Enlargement of) : 



Symptoms : The gland or glands are more 

 or less enlarged, and they have become so 

 as the result, in most cases, of some injury ; 

 but occasionally the causes cannot be traced : 

 this is especially so with old dogs. The 

 condition is not of an uncommon occurrence. 

 It is not often that both glands are affected. 



Treatment: Medicinal treatment in these 

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



