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unless the dog will take it voluntarily, which is not often the 

 case. The following mixture should also be given three times a 

 day : Take of tincture of cardamoms and sal volatile, of each 

 1 drachm ; decoction of yellow bark, 1 ounce. If the dog is very 

 much exhausted, a spoonful of port wine should be added to the 

 beef tea once or twice a day, and the skin should be kept warm by 

 clothing or artificial warmth. In this stage diarrhoea must be 

 carefully guarded against, and if present, laudanum must be added 

 to the above mixture, in doses increasing from a teaspoonful 

 upwards till the desired effect is produced. Starch and laudanum 

 injections (two drachms of the former to an ounce of the latter) 

 may also be tried, but they are of no use unless pressure is after- 

 wards kept up upon the anus with a dry sponge for some time, to 

 prevent their return. In this stage, if the chorea continues, the 

 seton must still be kept in, in spite of its debilitating effect ; but as 

 soon as the chorea disappears the seton may be withdrawn, and re- 

 introduced if necessary. It is useless to expect healthy faeces in this 

 stage, and we must therefore be contented with letting the bowels 

 alone unless too costive or too loose. As the stomach recovers its 

 tone digestion is restored, flesh and strength are gained little by 

 little, and the secretions become more and more healthy. 



CONVALESCENCE. In the stage of convalescence great care should 

 be taken not to cause the dog to exert himself in any way, and the 

 mere act of jumping off or on a bench will often cause a relapse. 

 He should never be allowed to take exercise until he is able to 

 walk strongly, and even then he should be led for the first few 

 times, for fear of his galloping before his strength will bear the 



