418 Diseases of Dogs, 



Treatment. — A copious injection should immediately be 



given. One of soft soap and warm water, in wliich half a 



teaspoonful of spirits of turpentine has been put, will be 



most effective. If this does not answer, the finger, well 



oiled, must be inserted into the bowel, when a hard mass 



will be felt, which must be removed with the finger or the 



handle of a spoon, bit by bit. When this obstruction is 



overcome, a purgative should be given. This may be the 



following : — 



Take Castor oil, 



Olive oil, equal parts. 



Dose, from a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful, according to the size 

 of the dog. 



Or, if it is preferred to use pills, which have the advantage 



of being administered with less trouble to most dogs, the 



following prescription will be found a good one in all 



cases : — 



Take Extract of colocynth, 10 grains. 



Powder of colckicum, 6 grains. 



Blue mass, ^ 5 grains. 

 For one pill for a dog of average size. 



When this has freely acted, which will be at the end of 

 twelve or fifteen hours, the dog will have recovered from his 

 attack. His diet should then be changed, and he should be 

 given plenty of exercise. 



DIAREHCEA AND DYSENTERY. 



Causes.^Writers generally attribute these closely allied 

 diseases to improper food and cold. Pups and old dogs, 

 which are fat and take little exercise, are most subject to 

 them, the old ones having the chronic form of the disease, 

 young dogs the more acute varieties. 



Symptoms. — The most obvious is the purging. There 

 are also usually sick stomach and thirst. The dog is weak 

 and dejected, and seeks to be alone. The breath is offensive 



