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is always best to resort to a dose of castor 

 oil first, with the object of getting rid of any 

 irritant. Then, in all probability, carbonate 

 of bismuth, in doses varying from five to 

 fifteen grains, three times a day, will effect a 

 cure. Sometimes this is not sufficient, and 

 you have to fall back upon careful dieting on 

 slops, mainly of arrow-root. In bad cases I 

 have used dry corn-flour mixed with brandy 

 with good results. If there is much pain, 

 opiates are called for, such as ten to fifteen 

 drops of laudanum in castor oil. Three 

 drops may be given to medium-sized puppies 

 four weeks old. Colic may be treated in the 

 same manner, and if the castor oil does not 

 promote action of the bowels an enema of 

 boiled starch and a few drops of laudanum 

 should be tried. This is useful, too, in bad 

 diarrhoea, as having a soothing effect. 



Epileptic fits need no description, so easily 

 recognisable are they. At such times the 

 dog is not responsible for his actions, and 



precautions must be taken to ensure that he 



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