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it a second time; but the exceptions to this are rather 

 numerous. 



Treatment. — Many clogs die of distemper; but if the 

 following treatment is carefully carried out, we venture to 

 say that the disease will lose nearly all its terrors. 



First, put the dog in a clean, warm and dry place, and 

 have his bed changed every other day. Do not give him 

 meat, but only boiled rice and bread and milk (cold), or 

 crackers and milk. A little thin broth may be added. This 

 is to be his diet, and nothing else. For a drink, p^ire water. 



Next, for medicines, it is well to begin with a mild purge, 

 particularly if the disease is seen early. Such a purge is 

 the following, very suitable for dogs : — 



Take Castor oil, 4 parts. 



Olive oil, 2 parts. 



Oil of aniseed, enough to flavor. 



Some powdered sugar may be mixed with this to make it palatable. 

 A teaspoonful of this to a small dog, and two to four teaspoonfuls 

 to larger ones, are proper doses. 



When this has acted moderately, the following pills may 

 be given : — 



Take Extract of belladonna, 6 to 24 grains. 



Saltpetre, 1 to 4 scruples. 



Extract of gentian, 1 to 4 drachms. 



Have the druggist make this into 24 pills, choosing the lowest amount 

 named for a small animal, and increasing with its size ; then give 

 one of the pills three times a day. 



This will generally break up the disease at once and the 



symptoms will disappear. But, as we have said, they have 



a tendency to return, and to prevent this, some good tonic 



must be used. Of these, the best are either " quinine and 



iron,'^ or " arsenic.^' A good receipt for the former is this : — 



Take Quinine, 1 to 4 scruples. 



Sulphate of iron, 1 to 4 scruples. 



Extract of gentian, 2 to 8 drachms. 



Make into twenty pills, and give one three times a day. 

 The most convenient way to give arsenic is in what is sold 



