SIMPLE RECIPES FOR CAJSTINE ILLS, 54 1 



Bloody Urine.— GivG the dog thick barley water to drink and avoid everything 

 in the shape of purgatives and diuretics. Place hot fomentations over the loins, 

 and give two tablespoonfuls of the following mixture two or three times a day: 

 Superaqetate of lead , twenty grs. ; tincture of matico, half oz. ; vinegar, two drs. ; 

 water, seven and a half ozs. 



Obstructed Urine. — Give every night and morning a ball composed as follows : 

 Nitre six grains ; digitalis, half grain ; ginger, four grains, with Unseed meal and 

 water enough to mix. 



Swellingfrom Local Irritation,~V\xrg,Q with castor oil, and give five grains 

 nitrate of potash, in a little water, three times a day. For all diseases of the 

 bladder nitrate of potash is excellent. 



Timidity. ~-M^sik\txg water when petted or fondled, arises from timidity. The 

 dog should be encouragfed. 



Jn-efiflrestion.— Arising frommal-assimilationof food. Give one-quarter table- 

 spoonful of elix. calisaya three tiipes a day. Also, three times a day, four grains 

 of the following powder : Rhuqarb, powdered, six drs. ; white Castile soap, 

 powdered, two drs. ; leptandrln and powdered cubebs, each, one dr. Do not give 

 at the same lime with the elixir.. 



Ztebility from Old ^fl^e.— Dover's powder night and morning, and a tea- 

 spoonful of cod-liver oil daily. 



Overfed.—Give an overfed dog a little sulphur and castor oil, and if the eyes 

 secrete a thick matter, wash with weak alum water once a day. 



Chain Fever. — Let the dog run all day, and chain only at night. 



Loss of Appetite . — A good tonic is five grains of quinine and iron daily. 



J2i»(?wor«t-. (7>-zVAf7Jw).— Symptoms: Dandruff, dusty scales, skm red and 

 denuded in spots, coat has moth-eaten appearance, hairs agglutinated and brittle, 

 mth pus occasionally around the follicles. This disease arises from deranged 

 nutrition, requiring tonic alteratives, with stimulating applications to the skin. 

 Give quinine and iron, and wash with a mixture of equal parts of sulphuretof 

 potassa and muriatic acid, one oz. of each to a quart of water. Sponge 

 thoroughly. Also brush the coat well once a day after rubbing with French 

 1^ chalk. 



Eyes. — Infla-mjnation of the Eyes, or Amaurosis. — Seton on the poll. 



Inflamed Eyes— Constitutional.— Bathe occasionally with cold spring water, 

 or a wash of one grain of nitrate of silver to an ounce of water. A seton on the 

 poll has sometimes effected a cure. 



Eilm on the Eye. — If not a cataract, blow a little powdered burnt alum into the 

 eye with a quill. 



Excrescences on the Eyes require a surgeon. 



Hair on the Eyelids must be removed by tweezers. 



Blindness after Distemper. — No remedy. 



Sore Eyes after Distefnper.— These are often accompanied by little pimples and 

 small boils and discharges of matter. Treatment : A tablespoonful of castor oil 

 with fifteen drops of laudanum in it.' Be careful with diet, and give three drops 

 of Fowler's sol. of arsenic three times a day, gradually increasing it to ten, unless 

 it produces a redness of the cornea, or throws the dog off his food. Give, also, 

 two grains of quinine and one ^rain of sulphate of iron, made into a pill, three 

 times a day. The Fol. sol. arsenic can be made up into the same pill. If there 

 is inflammation present and the eye is bloodshot and over-sensitive to light, apply 

 the following lotion with a small sponge four or five times a day: Sulph. zinc, 

 twelve grains ; wine of opium, two drachms ; distilled water, enough to make six 

 ounces; mix. 



Sore Eyes from A^,—0\6. dogs often have weak and sore eyes. Bathe the 

 eyes with water in wiich a few drops of carbolic acid have been dropped. Small 

 doses of iron and quinine, say one grain of each twice a day, w^ill have a good ef- 

 fect on the system. 



Sore Eyes in Pups. — When matter collects in the eyes of young puppies, sponge 

 the eyes with cold spring water. 



Running Sore Eyes from Cold. — Apply warm fomentations, and, if they do not 

 afford relief, bathe with zinc lotion, one grain to the ounce of water. If the do^g 

 is constipated, give a good purge and more exercise. Or, give him. a Dover s 

 powder three times a day, and for the sore apply carbolic salve, after washing it 

 with Castile soap. 



Felons on the Eyes. — Give a little sulphur once a week, and now and again a mild 

 purge of castor oil, and wash the eyes with weak alum water once a day, three 

 grams to an ounce. Plenty of exercise and good food. 



