AN ASSORTMENT OF CURES. 



Part of the following I have clipped and saved from the "Answers to Corre- 

 spondents' " column iu the American Field. Some of them 1 have tried, and 

 considering 'them all valuable, here they are: 



DOGS EATING TH.EIU OWN FILTH. I have a fox terrier bitch puppy, eight 

 months old, that has a disgusting habit of eating her own droppings, also those 

 of other dogs; will pick them up and drag them into the kennel. I have tried 

 everything that I could think of to stop the practice. She is large and healthy, 

 but must have some trouble with her stomach or she would not do as she does. 

 I have six dogs and they never offer to do what she appears to delight in. She 

 will make her deposit and then turn around and eat it right after I have got 

 through feeding her. I feed twice a day. What can I do to stop that filthy habit? 

 Whipping does no good. 



Answer. Watch her closely and cover the feces with powdered cayenne 

 pepper. 



What can I do for my twenty-months-old greyhound? About two months ago 

 I noticed he would eat his own and other droppings, including manure; have 

 tried pepper, and also sulphur and lard, but to no purpose. Treated him with 

 Dent's Vermifuge, but have not noticed any worms. He eats well and has plenty 

 of exercise, but seems to get thinner every day, and lately will lie down after a 

 little run. He has a little matter in his eyes. 



Answer. -Give him, before meals, three 'times a day, a pill containing mix 

 vomica one-half grain, gentian four grains, sulphate of iron three grains; after 

 meals give him a grain of pure pepsin. 



CATARRH. What can I do for my hound? He sneeze j about all the time and 

 discharges at the nose. I have tried several remedies w.thout success. He eats 

 well and is bright and active. 



Answer. Take equal parts of distilled water and listerine and spray into the 

 nostrils twice daily. (See CATARRH.) 



SORE MOUTH. What will cure my dogs? I have lost recently six or eight 

 very fine dogs. They have very sore mouths and ropes of saliva run from their 

 mouths; they can not eat anything or even drink water; they lick their fore feel 

 all the while, and finally die after great suffering. Some people call it slobber 

 disease, and I have tried every remedy I can hear of, such as chlorate of potash, 

 alum, borax, sage tea and honey, none of which did any good. 



Answer. A malignant form of sore mouth. Take five grains of permanga- 

 nate of potash to one ounce of distilled water and wash the diseased parts three 

 times daily. Feed milk and raw eggs. (See also CANKER OF THE .MOUTH.) 



URTICARIA, OR NETTLE RASH. My pointer dog, nine months old, scratches and 

 bites himself a great deal; his ears are thick and leathery and quite hot and red 

 inside; his eyes are red and much matter and watery discharge from them; he 

 has a very offensive smell about him all the time; he smells worse and scratches 

 most when in a warm room; very small breakings out come between his forelegs. 



