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special modifications in feeding will be absolutely necessary; so, also, if he 
shows that his diet has been scanty. Again, a dog confined most of the time 
to kennels should be treated somewhat differently than another allowed much 
liberty. 
When the fault is overfeeding, the blood is so generally what may be termed 
inflammable, an effort should be made to cool it by means of the following : 
Sulphate of magnesia, one ounce; sulphate of iron, one drachm; aromatic 
sulphuric acid, four drachms; water, six ounces. 
A medium dose is one teaspoonful, three times daily, between meals. 
Besides administering this, some changes in the diet should be made, and 
foods be chosen that are not stimulating, as boiled rice, milk, vegetables, etc. 
More exercise must also be allowed if, as commonly the case in over-feed- 
ing, it has not been sufficient. 
Were the sulphate of magnesia given alone for considerable length of time, 
even in small doses, it would likely weaken the patient, therefore the sulphate 
of iron has been combined with it in the foregoing formula to prevent such ill 
effect. 
The mixture in question is not only cooling but improves the tone of the 
blood; hence in all cases in which the patients seem otherwise healthy yet the 
eczema is obstinate, it can be safely tried, with the assurance that it cannot do 
any harm if it fails to do good. 
If the patient be thin, under weight, and evidently poorly nourished, from 
one to four teaspoonfuls of cod-liver oil, three times daily, will be indicated. 
At the same time a more generous diet, into which animal foods enter largely, 
ought to be allowed; and the meats may be given either cooked or raw. 
In anemia or poverty of the blood, characterized by pale lips and tongue, a 
tonic is demanded; and the citrate of quinine and iron suggests itself. This 
should be in the form of pills, each containing from two to five grains, accord- 
ing to the size of the patient; and one be given three times daily. Here again 
a diet of meat in generous quantity is imperative. 
Dogs that are fed largely on meat, and appear unusually. robust, are often 
too full blooded, and need pulling down a little if there is much inflammation 
of the skin; and to such it is advisable to give from one-quarter to one-half a" 
teaspoonful of Epsom salts, according to the size of the patient, once daily, at 
noon, for about a week; when this remedy should be discontinued for a few 
days, and then returned to if necessary. At the same time some change 
should be made in the diet; and instead of so much meat, rice, bread, milk, 
and vegetables should be allowed. 
In analyzing the conditions of a dog for the purpose of settling upon the 
treatment to be employed, the age should be duly considered, the fact being 
in sight always that the reparative powers are greater in the young than in 
the old; and where the former might recover from attacks of equal severity 
