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digestion, which is decidedly impaired. Unusual excitability of the nervous 
system exists, and consequently convulsions are easily induced. 
Anzmia may be associated with and dependent upon other diseases which 
involve an undue expenditure of blood constituents, and manifestly they must be 
duly considered in adjusting the treatment. In simple, uncomplicated anemia 
the patient should be as healthfully placed as possible, —in dry, clean, well- 
lighted and well-ventilated quarters. His food should be nutritious and easily 
digestible, also generous in quantity; and, as a rule, it should consist largely of 
meat, a goodly proportion of which should be fed raw. Vegetables need not, 
however, be withheld; indeed, considering the sluggish condition of his kidneys 
and bowels, greens especially are indicated for their peculiar effects. Fish and 
eggs are wholesome accessory foods. Good rich milk may be allowed now and 
then, but if given often and in large quantities its effect would be prejudicial. 
Of the various tonics the iron preparations are the most serviceable in this 
affection. The tincture of iron may be given in the following doses, three times 
daily with the food :— 
For largest breeds, twenty drops; medium size, fifteen drops; fox-terriers 
and the like, ten drops; toys, five drops. 
Each dose should be diluted in from one to two tablespoonfuls of water. 
Where the appetite is poor, the addition of quinine is advisable, and the tonic 
may wisely be the citrate of iron and quinine in doses as follows : — 
For largest breeds, five grains; medium size, three grains; fox-terriers and 
the like, two grains; toys, one grain. 
Each dose ought to be in pill form; and one pill three times daily with the 
food should be the rule. 
In very high-strung and nervous subjects the elixir of calisaya, iron, and 
strychnia is indicated, and may be given three times daily, with the food, in the 
following doses : — 
For largest breeds, one teaspoonful; medium size, three-fourths of a tea- 
spoonful; fox-terriers and such, one-half a teaspoonful ; toys, fifteen drops. 
Of ferruginous preparations quite the best are those in which the iron is 
combined with manganese, because they are well borne by the stomach, which is 
not the case with many other forms of iron. Such combinations are on the mar- 
ket under various names, and a wise choice can be easily made with the assis- 
tance of the druggists patronized. The dose can also be readily adjusted. If it 
is one tablespoonful for adults, the same may be given to largest breeds; three- 
fourths to dogs of medium size; one-half to fox-terriers and the like; one-fourth 
to toys. 
Another very excellent preparation, when honestly made, is the beef, iron, 
and wine ; and it is especially adapted to very delicate subjects, to which it may 
be given every three hours. 
Eczema is present in many cases of anemia, and for such the arseniate of 
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