138 DISEASES OF THE GREYHOUND. 



procure an immediate flow of bile. Where the dog is not already 

 much reduced in strength an emetic consisting of fifteen grains 

 of ipecacuanha and three grains of tartar emetic will be the best 

 remedy, followed as soon as the stomach is quiet by four or 

 five grains of blue pill repeated every four hours. Sometimes 

 a warm bath will aid the blue pill, but if it is used great care 

 should be taken to give it hot enough, and to dry the dog well 

 afterwards. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEY. 



ACUTE DROPSY. This disease seldom occurs in the dog except from 

 the improper use of turpentine as a vermifuge, or of other stimulat- 

 ing remedies given for the purpose of rousing the generative powers. 

 Sometimes a calculus forms in the kidney, and then severe work 

 will produce inflammation but generally the disease is the result 

 of the above causes. If it goes on to any extent the secretion of 

 urine is suspended partially or entirely, and as a consequence 

 dropsy in some form shows itself. If recent, small bleedings are 

 the most effectual remedy, followed by small doses of calomel 

 and digitalis, about a quarter or half a grain of each three times 

 a day. 



