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are far more necessary for him whose duty it is to minis- 

 ter to sick dogs. They can not understand the object of 

 what must seem to them ill usage ; they are keen to feel 

 any affront, as this liberty by a stranger often must appear ; 

 their stomachs tolerate nauseous draughts and boluses very 

 badly; and altogether there is every reason why dogs 

 should get their medicine in the way that will cause least 

 disturbance of their feelings, which, as we have before 

 pointed out and as we know by ourselves, has much to do 

 with the bodily condition ; and without that exhaustion 

 which may follow a struggle to give medicine. 



It pays, in every sense of the word, to use means to pre- 

 vent dogs tasting the medicines they must take. Hence, to 

 have pills either gelatin-coated or sugar-coated, or to use 

 gelatin capsules, will be most important. So many drugs 

 are now put up in useful combinations for man's use that 

 the canine practitioner can avail himself of a large field 

 for selection. Gelatin capsules No. and No. 00 serve 

 every purpose for dogs. Occasionally liquids must be 

 given. 



Spoons of various sizes, strong, with blunt edges, and 

 capable of containing more than the dose intended, will be 

 useful. For obstinate cases, the medicine spoon as used 

 in human practice will be a useful addition. 



It is often necessary to give castor oil to dogs. This 

 can be done with greater satisfaction if it be somewhat 

 warmed (the spoon also) and floated in a little milk, when 

 it will run off the spoon and down the dog's throat easier. 



Quickness in the administration of medicines is of the 

 greatest importance. 



The author's own practice in giving medicine is as fol- 



