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The symptom of too great susceptibility to the action 

 of strychnine (mix vomica) will be, in bold language, 

 twitching and nervousness, and where these are ob- 

 served to follow a dose it must be diminished or stopped 

 altogether, and in this latter case the powder without 

 the first ingredient may be tried. 



Disagreeable Breath and Eructation. Beta-naph- 

 thol, given in pills containing J gr. each, is a valuable 

 drug in cases of indigestion where eructation and 

 disagreeable breath are noticeable. For toys under 

 5 Ibs. gr. pills must be given ; one pill in either case 

 to be given about ten minutes after each meal. The 

 effect of the drug is simply to check the fermentation 

 of the food and the consequent formation of foul gases 

 in the stomach. Where this form of indigestion is 

 accompanied by diarrhcea, salol may be given instead 

 of naphthol, in the same doses ; but it and naphthol do 

 not suit all dogs alike, though neither can do any harm, 

 and if the patient is sick after a dose, the sign has been 

 given that marks the treatment as unsuitable to his 

 individuality. As in the case of human patients, the 

 dog doctor may have to try several methods of treat- 

 ment before he hits upon the cure. Pills are often 

 troublesome to give, which fault cannot be found with 

 powdered vegetable charcoal, to which few dogs make 

 any objection when it is sprinkled upon their food 

 and lightly covered with a few tiny bits of something 

 very dainty ; but where the owner prefers to give 

 medicine apart from the food, enclosure of powder in a 

 capsule is always practicable. A simple and tasteless 

 powder is included among the Kanofelin Remedies, 

 and may always have a trial, given with the food, in 

 cases of indigestion. 



The Bad Doer. Want of appetite for no par- 

 ticular reason, except general debility of the stomach, 

 is the annoying characteristic of the kennel - man's 

 horror the " bad doer," who is characterised by 

 thinness and bad coat. Here and there we find a 



