104 EVERYTHING ABOUT DOGS. 



blade to the chest are affected, and the animal is very stiff and sore in front, 

 particularly noticeable when running down hill. 



The cause of rheumatism is a poisonous acid in the blood, and this acid is 

 produced and induced by a bad diet, exposure to cold winds, dampness, general 

 neglect and exposures. 



SYMPTOMS. Pain, stiffness, soreness, disordered stomach, difficulty in moving, 

 more or less fever, anxiety, and in some cases swelling of the joints. The disease 

 also shifts from one location to another, or may disappear for a day to reappear 

 the next with increased severity. 



TREATMEINT. Give the animal warm, comfortable quarters, and in most cases 

 a warm bath will give relief, using care to see that the animal is carefully and 

 thoroughly dried after bath. If it is still in great pain give a dose of Dover's Pow- 

 ders, and if necessary, open the bowels with one dose of the following: 



CLASS 1. (.Adult dogs, 5 to 12 Ibs.) Olive oil, one teaspoonful; cascara 

 sagrada, fluid ext., 3 to 10 drops. 



CLASS 2. (Adult dogs, 12 to 20 Ibs.) Olive oil, one tablespoonful; cascara 

 sagrada, fluid ext., 10 to 15 drops. 



CLASS 3. (Adult dogs, 20 to 40 Ibs.) Olive oil, one ounce; cascara sagrada, 

 fluid ext., 15 to 30 drops. 



CLASS 4. (A.dult dogs, 40 Ibs. and over.) Olive oil, one or two ounces; cascara 

 sagrada, fluid ext., 30 to 60 drops. 



The above doses are for a purgative action. As a gentle laxative give one-half 

 the above doses morning and evening. PUPPIES, two months old, of Classes 2, 3 

 and 4, take half dose of Class No. 1, and for puppies three to six months old give 

 them as a dose hall of Class No. 2. 



These two drugs are both so gentle and harmless that no danger follows their 

 use. A pup six months old can take nearly as much medicine as an adult, while, 

 for instance, a two month old fox terrier will take nearly as much at a dose as 

 would a mastiff or Great Dane of same age. 



After having given above, now treat patient with following three times a day: 



CLASS 1. (Adult dogs, 10 to 20 Ibs.) Salicylate of sodium, 3 grains; quinine, 



1 grain; phenacetin, 1 grain. 



CLASS 2. (Adult dogs, 20 to 40 Ibs.) Salicylate of sodium, 1.0 grains; quinine 



2 grains: phenacetin, 3 grains. 



CLASS 3. (Adult dogs, 40 up to 150 Ibs.) Salicylate of sodium, 15 grains; 

 quinine, 3 grains; phenacetin, 5 grains. 



