Some Common Ailments 



covery. You will quite understand that 

 with a temperature liquid foods of a highly 

 nourishing nature are necessary, although it 

 does occasionally happen that a little finely- 

 chopped or scraped lean beef or mutton may 

 be helpful. However, you must rely princi- 

 pally upon beef-tea, raw egg, egg-and-milk, 

 plain milk, Benger's food, bovril, etc. A tea- 

 spoonful of plasmon may be added to any of 

 these with advantage. Bear in mind that 

 this is a terribly weakening disease, and that 

 the strength of the patient must be main- 

 tained at all costs. Therefore he should be 

 fed hourly, with only a few ounces at a time, 

 lest the stomach be over-taxed. If the 

 attack is a severe one it is almost certain 

 that the dog will have to be drenched, and 

 this need not be a formidable affair if you 

 have tact and a kindly manner. It must be 

 so done as to cause the least possible distress. 

 I prefer to use a bottle without much 

 shoulder. Face the patient, and, without 



any fuss or harshness, hold the lips on one 



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