364 REMEDIES SUITED TO THE DOG. 
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juice. Stir all up together, and give as a drench. It should be 
followed up in six or eight hours by a dose of oil. 
Another remedy for tape-worm : 
69.—Spirit of turpentine, 1 to 4 drachms. . 
Tie this up firmly in a piece of bladder, then give as a bolus, taking care 
not to burst the bladder. This also requires a dose of oil to follow. 
Or mix the turpentine with suet into a bolus. 
Another: 
70.—Fresh root of male fern, 1 to 4 drachms. 
Powdered jalap, 15 grains. 
; Liquorice powder and water, enough to make a bolus. 
N.B.—The oil of male fern is better than the dry root, the dose being 
ten to thirty drops. 
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ADMINISTRATION OF REMEDIES. 
Some considerable tact and knowledge of the animal are re- 
quired in order to give medicines to the dog to the best advan- 
tage. In the first place, his stomach is peculiarly irritable, and so 
much under the control of the will that most dogs can vomit 
whenever they like. Hence it is not only necessary to give the 
medicine, but also to ensure its being kept down. For this 
purpose, however, it is generally only necessary to keep up the 
dog’s head, as he will not readily vomit without bringing his nose 
to the ground; and so it is the regular practice in large kennels, 
in giving.a dose of physic, to put the couples on, and-fasten them 
up to a hook, at such a height that the dog cannot lower his head, 
maintaining this position for two or three hours. A single dog 
may be watched, if such is preferred, but a lot of hounds in physic 
must be treated with less ceremony. 
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THE DOG'S SYSTEM RESEMBLES THAT OF MAN. 
The effects of remedies on the dog are nearly the same as on 
-man, so that any one who understands how to manage himself 
may readily extend his sphere of usefulness to the dog. On the 
other hand, horses require a very different treatment, which ac- 
counts for the ignorance of the diseases of the dog so often dis- 
played by otherwise clever veterinary surgeons who have con- 
fined their attention to the more valuable animal. Some remedies 
affect the dog differently, however ; thus laudanum, which is a 
