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vide prescriptions at the end, No. one, will suffice. In a 

 day or two, however, if neglected, sometimes a running at 

 the nose will be seen ; or the ears and feet will be cold, 

 while the head and body will be feverish ; the nose will be 

 hard, dry, and cracked. By degrees, if neglected, the nose 

 will discharge a thick purulent matter, the belly become 

 hotter and distended, the dog will lie full stretch, belly to the 

 ground, the hind legs begin to fail. He may also have 

 spasmodic and convulsive twitchings, giddiness, foaming at 

 the mouth, epileptic fits. Now he will ravenously eat any- 

 thing cold, drink any quantity of water. 



FIRST CASE. 



Three Setter pups, two to three months old. Appearance, 

 cc. Slight drowsiness, dimness of eyes, staring of coat, 

 fa3ces hard. Gave two teaspoonfuls No. one, and repeated 

 next day. Intermitted a day. Repeated dose to make sure. 

 All well. 



SECOND CASE. 



Three Setter puppies, same age at the same time. Symp- 

 toms same, and also heat in body and head ; coldness of 

 extremities ; bodies inclined to hardness ; faeces dark and 

 irregular. Gave four teaspoonfuls No. one. Next morning, 

 if anything worse, belly still hard and swelling, gave each 

 half a grain of Calomel, half a grain of Tartar Emetic. After 

 an hour, no vomit having been attained, repeated the dose. 

 At night gave each a pill Antimony, two grains, Nitre, to? 

 grains, Ipecacuanha, three grains. 



