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large doses, antipyrin, or phenacetin, will meet the views 

 of some. One large dose of ten to fifteen grains of qui- 

 nine, with twenty grains of bromide of potassium at the 

 outset, may be worth a trial ; but repeated doses of the 

 above remedies are of very doubtful efficacy. 



If the disease is of a low type from the first, with evi- 

 dences of weakness or positive prostration, the chief reli- 

 ance must be on good feeding and alcohol, with such stimu- 

 lants as ammonia, strychnine, strong coffee, caffein, etc. 



Whisky or brandy, given in doses of a teaspoonful or 

 less with fluid beef or eggnog if the dog refuses nourish- 

 ment, or diluted with water, given simply as medicine, 

 often produces the happiest effects. In fact, in some cases 

 at the outset a small dose of whisky has seemed to mitigate 

 the symptoms at once. Of course, with the bounding 

 pulse and a generally sthenic type of the disease this is 

 plainly not indicated. 



Certainly if the dog will not take nourishment it must 

 be forced on him, with as little exhaustion of his strength 

 as possible. 



If the heart becomes very weak or irregular, resort 

 must be had to digitalis, say five drops of the tincture 

 every two hours for an adult dog of medium size, watch- 

 ing its effects carefully. It is a most valuable remedy in 

 skillful hands. It may be combined with carbonate of 

 ammonia and some vegetable bitter, and, if quinine has 

 not already been given freely, small tonic doses (one to 

 two grains) may be given three times daily. Quinine is 

 a well-tested remedy for dogs and men ; but, in the case 

 of dogs especially, it must not be given without duly 

 guarding against a depressant action. 



