396 KENNEL DISEASES. 
rice, sago and ordinary breads; and this applied early and faithfully, the 
malady may be cured or kept at a stand-still for many years. 
It would seem that were the diet of dogs suffering from diabetes to be re- 
stricted to meat the same beneficent results would be attained. They might 
in some instances, but unfortunately not in the majority, because the livers of 
these animals are prone to continue to produce their peculiar sugar forming 
material. Consequently although the disease may be retarded where the diet 
is of meats, this measure is not likely to prove completely successful. 
Among the accessory foods, which class include fish, spinach and other 
greens, buttermilk is the most valuable, and the quantity should not be 
limited. 
There are medicinal agents which might greatly favor improvement, but 
still, where dietetic restriction fails and the graver symptoms appear, the 
chances are small indeed. 
Arsenic has occasionally acted fairly well when combined as follows: 
Salicylate of sodium, three drachms; Fowler’s solution of arsenic, one 
drachm ; glycerin, one ounce; water, three ounces. 
This should be given three times daily, with the food, in doses as follows: 
For largest breeds, two teaspoonfuls; medium size, one and one-half 
teaspoonfuls; fox terriers and the like, one teaspoonful; toys, one-half a 
teaspoonful. 
Decided effects from this medicine are not likely to be observed before it 
has been given for two or three weeks. 
DIABETES INSIPIDUS. 
Diabetes insipidus is a chronic affection characterized by constant thirst 
and an excessive flow of urine, without the presence of sugar; and herein it 
differs radically from the form of diabetes just described. The specific cause 
of the disease is not known. No definite or characteristic change from the 
normal has been noted in any of the important organs which might be in- 
volved and have a part in the existing condition, as the kidneys and bladder, 
but certain peculiarities in the brain and parts of the nervous system have led 
to the conclusion that it was mainly, or purely, a nervous affection. 
It may be induced by nervous influences, as terror, intense anger, or the 
like ; it may also be due to injuries to the head. In dogs, among which it is 
extremely rare, it has been known, in a few instances, to follow distemper ; 
and beyond doubt other acute infectious diseases are capable of exciting it. 
In one case occurring in the experience of the writer the disease appeared 
shortly after a large abscess on the upper jaw had healed. 
