Vagina] 3*7 [Vagina 



lotion should be freely pumped into the vagina 

 night and morning to relax the neck of the 

 womb. Medicine is generally not of much 

 use, though, if the discharge does not come 

 away, from a half to two 1 grains of permanganate 

 of potash made into a pill with resin ointment, 

 and given three times a day, is beneficial in 

 some cases. 



It is important to keep the patient's strength 

 up. Give plenty of milk ; if it is not retained 

 try it with equal parts of Vichy water ; also 

 give Brand's beef essence and raw-meat juice. 

 Tripe and fish may also be tried, and when 

 there is great weakness and food is not 

 retained by the stomach, peptonised beef 

 suppositories may be made use of. Small 

 quantities of brandy occasionally do good. 



Once the discharge has come away tonic 

 medicine is to be given, as the following pills : — 



Recipe : 



Salicylate of Quinine, - - 2 to 12 grains. 1 

 Reduced Iron - - - - 6 to 36 grains. 

 Extract of Gentian, q.s. 

 Mix. 



Make twelve pills — one to be given two or 

 three times a day. 



Once the temperature is normal, scraped raw 

 meat and other strengthening foods must be 

 given. 



Vagina (Discharge from) : 



Symptoms : Bitches occasionally suffer from a 

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



