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have subsided, the dog raises his head, opens his eyes with a look of surprise, and 

 very shortly runs about us if nothing had happened. 



The treatment during an epileptic fit is to generally carry the dog to a dry 

 place where there is some soft material so that he cannot hurt himself in his 

 struggles. As soon after as possible give him a dose of Anti-spasmodic Drops: Com- 

 pound spirits of sulphuric ether (known as Hoffman's anodyne), and tincture 

 of opium (laudanum), equal parts. (Keep well corked and cool.) Dose for 15 to 35 

 Ib. clog would be a teaspoonful in two tablespoonfuls of milk. Larger dogs nearly 

 a dessertspoonful as a dose and leave him quiet in a warm, comfortable kennel. 

 Endeavor to ascertain the cause of the fit. If from over-feeding, reduce the diet, 

 and give gentle exercise, and, if need be, repeated doses of cooling medicine; 3 gr. 

 of bromide of potash for a 20-lb. to 40-lb. dog twice a day in water flor a week will 

 be beneficial to dogs predisposed to epilepsy. 



SUCKLING FITS are produced by exhaustion consequent on the bitch having 

 too many pups left on her. She lies or falls down breathing heavily, becomes in- 

 sensible, and is frequently much convulsed. Remove all the pups but one or two, 

 which must meanwhile be fed on the bottle, or by spoon, condensed milk a little 

 at a time but often and let the mother have a generous diet, and if much reduced 

 give Clayton's or Dent's Condition Pills for a week or so. 



FITS FROM DISTEMPER. The following is from the AMERICAN FIELD and is 

 prescribed for by DEXT, their veterinarian: 



"I have an English setter bitch, twenty months old, which has distemper. 1 

 thought her about over it, when a few days ago she had a fit which lasted about 3 

 minutes; she got up and seemed scared, had a wild look in her eyes and seemed 

 unable to see well. She has those fits now once or twice a day and is very weak, 

 but eats well, though hardly able to stand up. The fits she has now are of shorter 

 duration but she seems much weaker just after one; she has a fit soon after she 

 begins to eat and is disturbed every morning; after she gets over it she will finish 

 her breakfast of soup and rice or milk. Will she necessarily die or is she incur- 

 able? 1 have had a good deal of experience with disgj^per and have lost eight 

 four-months-old puppies this Fall, but I have never 1cm any as old as this one. 

 Ans. Give twenty grains of the bromide of soda and one-thirtieth of a grain of 

 arsenic three times a day; we think she will recover." 



TEETHING FITS often occur during the cutting of the first teeth, but more 

 frequently when the permanent ones are being irrupted. Lancing the gums is some- 

 times resorted to, but as a rule a little opening medicine is all that is needed. Con- 

 vulsions are frequently present in these fits, as also in those due to worms. 



FITS DUE TO WORMS. When these parasites are the producing cause, that 

 fact may often be ascertained by examining the faeces voided during or just after 

 the fit, as some of them will probably be seen. Or the presence of worms may be 

 determined by the symptoms given under that head, and to WORMS you are 

 referred. 



FEET, SORE. Dogs that travel very much, sporting dogs that bunt over 

 rough ground or short stubble, *are apt to get the pads of the feet contused and 

 worn thin. 



Treatment depends on extent of the injury. If feet are 01 lender and slightly 

 inflamed, bathe with cold water, afterward applying freely the following lotion: 



