306 BEMEDIES SUITED TO THE DOG. 



not to burst the bladder. This also requires a dose of oil to follow. Or 

 mix the turpentine with suet into a bolus. 



Another : 



70 Fresh root of male fern, 1 to 4 drachms. 

 Powdered jalap, 15 grains. 

 Liquorice powder and water, enough to make a bolus. 



tf . B. Ths oil of mate fern is better than the dry root, the dose being 

 iu co thirty drops. 



ADMINISTRATION OF REMEDIES. 



Some considerable tact and knowledge of the animal are re- 

 quired, in order to give medicines to the dog to the best advantage. 

 In the first place, his stomach is peculiarly irritable, and so much 

 under the control of the will, that most dogs can vomit whenever 

 they like. Hence it is not only necessary to give the medicine, 

 but also to insure its being kept down. For this purpose, however, 

 it is generally only accessary to keep up the dog's head, as he will 

 not readily vomit without bringing his nose to the ground, and so 

 it is the regular practice in large kennels, in giving a dose of 

 physic, to put thfl couples on, and fasten them up to a hook, at 

 such a hight that the dog cannot lower his head, maintaining this 

 position for two or three hours. A single dog may be watched, if 

 such is preferred, but a lot of hounds in physic must b treated 

 with less ceremony. 



THE DOG'S SYSTEM RESEMBLES THAT OF MAN. 



The effects of remedies on the clog are nearly the same as on 

 man, so that any one who understands how to manage himself 

 may readily extend his sphere of usefulness to the dog. On the 

 other hand, horses require a very different treatment, which ac- 

 counts for the ignorance of the diseases of the dog so often dis- 

 played by otherwise clever veterinary surgeons, who have confined 



