64 THE sportsman's vade mecum. 



quarter to half an hour, during which they Uttered most 

 piercing howlings. 



FOURTH CASE. 



Pointer pwppy ten montlis old. — Brought in from kennel : 

 food chiefly raw flesh. Condition high. Appearance — Eyes 

 very dull ; drowsy ; nose hard, dry, with thick mucous effu- 

 sion ; evacuations very offensive. Should consider this the 

 putrid type. Gave half an ounce of salts in warm water. 

 Two days after, gave ten grains Compound Powder of 

 Ipecacuanha. No better : nose running a thick, heavy 

 matter; faeces very offensive. Two days after giving last 

 medicine, gave four grains Antimonial Powder, night and 

 morning, for two days. Dog died. 



Remarks. — This case happened years ago, when we were 

 young. Our treatment was bad from the commencement, 

 but the case was a vile one also. The following formulae 

 would have been more befitting : — Calomel, half a grain, 

 Tartar Emetic, half a grain, repeated with intermissions of an 

 hour, till a vomit was secured. Wineglassful of No. two in 

 an hour afterwards. At night. Antimony, four grains. 

 Nitre, ten grains, repeated next morning. If secretions then 

 offensive. Calomel, two grains, followed by wineglass No. 

 two, in three hours. Then use Antimony, Nitre, and Ipe- 

 cacuanha, more or less, according as you wish to act on the 

 skin, or on the lungs or kidneys. If the cough is bad, 

 increase the Ipecacuanha. If fever prevails, add to the 

 Antimony. Nitre acts on the bladder. 



