218 DOGS: THEIR MANAGEMENT. 



and after a little time, when the strength has been regain- 

 ed, resumed. When this has been done, tonics must be 

 freely resorted to. The following pill may be adminis- 

 tered three or four times a day ; and the diet should be 

 confined to flesh, for everything depends on the invigora- 

 tion of the body, and the inflammation is either gone, or 

 \t has become of secondary importance. 



Iodide of iron .... One to four grains. 



Sulphate of iron . . . Two to eight grains. 



Extract of gentian . . Ten grains to half a drachm. 



Powdered capsicums . Two to eight grains. 



Powdered quassia . . A sufficiency. 



The above will make two pills ; and it is better to make 

 these the more frequently, as they speedily harden, and 

 we now desire their quickest effect, which is sooner obtain- 

 ed if they are soft or recently compounded. 



During recovery the food must be mild, and tonics must 

 be administered. Exercise should be allowed with the 

 greatest caution, and all excitement ought to be avoided. 

 The dog must be watched and nursed, being provided 

 with a sheltered lodging and an ample bed in a situation 

 perfectly protected from winds or draughts, but at the 

 same time cool and airy. 



ASTHMA is a frequent disease in old and petted dogs. It 

 comes on by fits, and, through the severity of the attack, 

 often seems to threaten suffocation ; but I have not known 

 a single case in which it has proved fatal. The cause is 

 generally attributable to inordinate feeding, for -the 



