DOGS I THEIR MANAGEMENT. l7l 



ether, may be given every half-hour during the parox- 

 ysm ; and either the dose diminished or the intervals 

 increased as the agony lessens, the animal being at the 

 same time constantly watched. The ethereal enemas 

 should be simultaneously exhibited, and repeated every 

 half-hour. When a fit occurs, nothing should during its 

 existence be given by the mouth, except with the stom- 

 ach-pump, or by means of a large-sized catheter intro- 

 duced into the pharynx. Unless this precaution be 

 taken, there is much danger of the fluid being carried 

 into the lungs. Ether by injection, however, is of every 

 service, and where the proper instruments are at hand, 

 it ought also to be given by the mouth. The doses have 

 been described. To the liquor arsenicalis, from half a 

 drop to two drops of the tincture of aconite may with 

 every dose be blended ; and the solution of the chloride 

 of lime should be mingled with the injections, as ordered 

 for diarrhoea, which, if not present, is certain to be near 

 at hand. The following may also be exhibited, either as 

 a soft mass or as a fluid mixture : 



Chlorate of potash . . One to four grains. 



Aromatic powder . . . Half-a-drachm to two drachms. 



Or, 



Carbonate of ammonia . Five grains to a scruple. 



Chalk , . One to four scruples. 



Aromatic confection . . One to four scruples. 



Either of the above may be tried every third hour, but 

 on no account ought the warm bath to be used. Au 



