02 THE sportsman's VADK MECUM. 



To make a dog fine in his coat. — A tablespoonful of tar 

 in oatmeal. Make bolus. 



Distemper. — Distemper is caused by low keep, neglect, 

 and changes of atmosphere. Symptoms of the disease are 

 as follows : — Loss of spirit, activity, and appetite, drowsinessi 

 dulness of the eyes, lying at length with nose to the 

 ground, coldness of extremities, legs, ears, and lips, heat in 

 head and body, running at the nose and eyes, accompanied by 

 sneezing, emaciation, and weakness, dragging of hinder quar- 

 ters, flanks drawn in, diarrhoea, sometimes vomiting. There 

 are several receipts for this, the woret and most fatal of all 

 diseases. One is better than another, according to the 

 various stages. This first, if commenced at an early stage, 

 seldom fails. Half an ounce of salts in warm water, when 

 the dog is first taken ill ; thirty-six hours afterwards, ten 

 grains compound Powder of Ipecacuanha in warm water. If 

 in two days he is no better, take sixteen grains Antimonial 

 Powder, made into four boluses ; one night and morning for 

 two days. If no improvement visible, continue these pills, 

 unless diarrhoea comes on, in which case you must use the 

 ipecacuanha day about with the pills. If the animal is much 

 weakened by this, give him one teaspoonful Huxam's Tinc- 

 ture of Bark three times a day. Keep warm, and feed on 

 rich broth. James's Powder is also almost a certain remedy. 

 Dose four grains ; or Antimonial Powder and Calomel, three 

 parts of first to one of latter, from eight to fifteen grains ; or, 

 after the salts. Ant. Powder, two, three, or four grains. Nitrate 

 Potash, five, ten, or fifteen grains ; Ipecacuanha, two, three, 

 or four. Make into ball, and give twice or three times a 



