92 THE farmer's guide. 



PURGATIVE DRINK FOR DOGS. 



Take 1 scruple jalap, 1 dram aloes, 10 grains ginger, 1 gill 

 molasses ; mix, and give at one dose. 



DOG DISTEMPER. 



Symptoms. — Inaction, eyes inflamed, drowsiness, and loss 

 of appetite. 

 Remedy. — Give | oz. laudanum with 5 grains tartar emetic. 



DOG-AIL. 



Symptoms. — Inflamed eyes, loss of appetite, stupidity, fever, 

 running at the nose, great thirst, wheezing, and sometimes 

 dizziness. 



Remedy. — Give strong salt and water, lukewarm, until it 

 produces vomiting, then give a small dose of sulphur or Epsom 

 salts, and feed on dry food for two days. 



RABIES, OR MADNESS. 



Symptoms. — The symptoms manifest themselves so gradu- 

 ally that the disease makes considerable progress before the 

 alarm is taken. At first the animal manifests a slight uneasi- 

 ness, going from place to place, often lying down and rising 

 up again, wildness of the eyes, often gazing fiercely at man 

 and beast. As the symptoms increase, his appetite fails, yet 

 often taking food into his mouth, and dropping it again, with 

 occasional vomiting. After this the animal becomes impa- 

 tient, foaming at the mouth, eyes glaring and inflamed, biting 

 everything within his reach, loathing water, and unnatural 

 barking or howling. All these terrible symptoms continue to 

 rage until the animal expires. 



Too much caution can not be taken in every stage of the dis- 

 ease, that the dog be not permitted to lick the hand, for should 

 there be a crack or injury, and the saliva from his mouth come 

 in contact with the broken skin, the poison will surely be com- 

 municated. When a dog is bitten it is not safe to let him 

 remain at large, as no calculation can be made how soon the 

 poison Avill develop itself. 



Treatment. — When an individual is bitten by a dog, a phy- 

 sician or surgeon should immediately be called, yet not a mo- 

 ment should be lost in cutting away every part of the flesh that 

 has been touched by the teeth. Should the knife enter the 

 wound while cutting, it must be thoroughly cleaned before 

 continuing the operation, as there is great danger of extend- 

 ing the poison. After the operation of cutting is completed, 

 wash the wound with chloride of lime, mixed with water, 

 every 2 hours, for 30 hours, keeping on bandages for several 

 days. 



