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Take of Liquor Ammonias, 



Spirits of Turpentine, 



Tincture of Opium, 



Olive Oil, of each 1 ounce : mix to form a liniment. 



By the adoption of these measures, and the repetition of the 

 castor oil without the calomel, if necessary, the muscles generally 

 recover their power in a few days. All animal food should be 

 withdrawn, and the dog fed upon oatmeal porridge, flavoured 

 with a little milk. Sometimes his appetite is entirely gone, but 

 seldom for more than a day or two, and, unlike distemper, it is 

 better to leave the stomach alone, and not attempt to force the 

 dog to swallow food against his will. 



SMALL-POX. 



Of this disease I have only seen one well-marked set of cases, 

 which occurred to some pointers of mine, and I shall therefore 

 simply transcribe Mr. Youatt's account. It appears to be of 

 modern origin, having only been noticed since 1809 : 



c The essential symptoms of small-pox in dogs succeed each 

 other in the following order : The skin of the belly, the groin, 

 and the inside of the fore-arm becomes of a redder colour than in 

 its natural state, and sprinkled with small red spots irregularly 

 rounded ; they are sometimes isolated, sometimes clustered together. 



