QQ EVERYTHING ABOUT DOGS. 



Tincture of arnica ..,..*;. i/ ? ounce 



Tincture of matico U -* V ounce 



Tincture of opium 1 ounce 



Acetic acid Vi ounce 



Water enough to fill a wine "bottle. 



In severe cases apply a poultice of half bran and half boiled turnips. If the 

 inflammation is geeat, and the feet become swollen, hot and painful, so that the dog 

 cannot rtand, the general health suffers, as feverishneiss and loss of appetite will 

 reduce his strength; matter will form in his feet or perhaps his soles will slough 

 off. 



In such extreme cases, add linseed meal to the other ingredients and pour a little 

 olive oil over its surface. The dog should have a mild aperient and a dose of the 

 follOTvir-g lever, mixture: 



Powdered nitre 1 dram 



Sweet spirits of nitre % ounce 



Mindererus spirits l 1 ^ ounce 



Wine of antimony 1 dram 



Water 4 ounces 



Dos-e for a 30-lb. to 50-lb. dog would be a tablespoonful every ^ four hours in a 



little rruel. 



Dcg should be kept on a light diet. Sometimes, for more speedy relief, it is 

 well to let the water out with a lancet, and in all respects these cases should be 

 treated as ulcers. 



FISTULA IN ANUS. This is not uncommon in pampered and over-fed dogs, 

 and may be partial or complete. It usually shows as an opening at the sides of 

 the anus, extending upwards to the gut, where it can be seen; but in 'Some 

 cases there is no external opening. It is caused by constipation, when the hard- 

 ened feces abrade the surface in its expulsion, or neglected piles, resulting in 

 ulceratlon; or fistula of the an ins -may come from a wound inflicted on the part. 



SYMPTOMS OF INTERNAL FISTULA. The dog drags himself along the ground, 

 and the voided matter is highly offensive and often covered or streaked with 

 blood and matter. The treatment should be left to the veterinary surgeon, who 

 will lay the sinus open and apply remedies to set up healthy action and close, it up. 



FLATULENCY. Is not very common in adult dogs, but oftener met with 

 In puppies. It is unmistakable evidence of indigestion. For immediate relief 

 the treatment should consist in giving to a 20-lb. dog half a teaspoonful of 

 carbonate of magnesia, large dogs a teaspoonful, in a little milk; or give a dose 

 of castor oil, and follow with 5gr. to 15gr. of carbonate of bismuth three times 

 a day dry upon the tongue. For permanent cure, correct the indigestion, tft'e 



INDIGESTION, 



FOREIGN BODIES IN- THE INTESTINES. This is another cause of ob- 

 struction in the bowels to which dogs are peculiarly liable. Pieces of bone are 

 swallowed of such size and substance that they pass through the digestive organs 

 very slightly diminished, and getting into the sma.ller intestines, cannot pass 

 farther, so that feces accumulate and harden until, if not relieved, inflammation 

 is set up. Sometimes stones are swallowed and cause obstruction, and this will 



