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CORDIALS. 



Warm stimulating stomachics are so called. They may be given 

 either as a ball or a drench. 

 Cordial ball : 



38. Powdered caraway seeds, 10 to 15 grains. 

 Ginger, 3 to 5 grains. 

 Oil of cloves, 2 drops. 



Linseed meal, enough to make a ball, first mixing it with 

 boiling water. 



Cordial drench : 



39. Tincture of cardamoms, i to 1 drachm. 

 Sal volatile, 15 to 30 drops. 

 Tincture of cascarilla, i to 1 drachm. 

 Camphor mixture. 1 oz. Mix. 



DIURETICS. 



Medicines which act on the secretion of urine are called diuret- 

 ics. They are either employed when the kidneys are sluggish, to 

 restore the proper quantity, or to increase it beyond the natural 

 standard, when it is desired to lower the system. 

 Diuretic bolus : 



40. Nitre, 5 to 8 grains. 

 Digitalis, i grain. 

 Ginger, 2 or 3 grains. 



Mix with linseed meal and water, and give all or part, according to 

 the size of the dog. 



Diuretic and alterative bolus : 



41. Iodide of potassium, 2 to 4 grains. 

 Nitre, 3 to 6 grains. 

 Digitalis, i grain. 

 Extract of camomile, 5 grains. 

 Mix, and give all or part. 



EMBROCATIONS. 



These external applications, otherwise called liniments, are ex- 

 tremely useful in the dog, for strains, or sometimes to relieve 



