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THE DOG IN DISEASE. 



TABLE OP DOSES OP THE PRINCIPAL DRUGS 



MENTIONED IN THIS WORK, FOR AN ADULT DOG OF 30-50 POUNDS. 

 Drug^s are arranged very much according to their uses. 



Name of drug. 



Castor oil. 



Syrup of buckthorn. 



Fluid ext. of cascara 



sagrada. 

 Epsom salts. 



Flowers of sulphur. 



Cream of tartar. 

 Compound rhubarb 



pill. 

 Compound cathartic 



pill. 

 Sodium bicarbonate. 



Calomel. 

 Gray powder. 



Jalap. 

 Elaterium. 



Areca nut. 



Santonin. 



Fl. ext. pink and 

 senna. 



Eth. ext. male fern. 



Oil of turpentine. 



Dose. 



f-2oz. 



i-2oz. 



10-40 drops. 



1-4 drachms. 



1-3 drachms. 



1-3 drachms. 

 1-2 pills. 



1-2 pills. 



1-2 drachms. 



2-4 grs. 

 2-6 grs. 



8-15 grs. 

 1-2 grs. 



1-5 grs. 

 ^1 drachm. 

 10-30 drops. 



10-30 drops. 



Remarks. 



As a laxative. 



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As a laxative; may be added to 

 castor oil or given alone. 



As a laxative, better to add a lit- 

 tle powdered ginger, tinct. of 

 ginger, etc. 



As a laxative, may often be given 

 with food. 



As a laxative. 



One pill given after the principal 

 meal acts as a stomach tonic. 



At night, followed by a saline in 

 the morning. 



With or without cream of tartar 

 or powdered rhubarb as a laxa- 

 tive. 



Always to be followed after a few 

 hours by a saline. 



In doses of 1-3 grains good for 

 puppies with deranged liver. 

 Must watch carefully against 

 salivation, as with all prepara- 

 tions of mercury. 



Usually combined with calomel. 



A powerful purgative, causing wa- 

 tery stools. 



Vermifuge ; to be given in doses of 

 1-2 grains for each pound weight 

 of the dog. Followed by castor 

 oil in |-1^ hour. 



For puppies 1-8 grains, according 

 to age, 2-3 times a day for two 

 days ; then follow with castor oil. 



Better for puppies in doses of 5-30 

 drops, according to age, and in 

 same way as santonin. 



Very powerful remedy for tape- 

 worm. Only to be used after 

 areca nut has been tried. To be 

 given in white of egg, mucilage, 

 or oil, and followed in -|-1 hour 

 by castor oil. 



To be given if areca nut fails, and 

 with same precautions as male 

 fern. 



