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leaves something behind, such as eczema, chorea, chronic 

 catarrh, loss of coat, and other ailments. 



Pacita is the best remedy for distemper, and a dose 

 should be given as soon as any of the symptoms show 

 themselves. All large druggists keep it, and it has full 

 directions on the bottle. The dog should be isolated from 

 all other animals (as it is a very contagious disease), and 

 kept warm, and fed on everything that is nourishing — beef 

 tea and strong mutton broth thickened with oatmeal — a 

 table-spoonful or less at a time, according to the size of the 

 dog. Dab any spots there may be on the body with 

 warm water and Condy's fluid, one part of the latter to 

 seven parts of the former, three or four times a day ; and 

 should there be much discharge from the eyes, constantly 

 sponge them with the following lotion : 5 grs. of sulphate 

 of zinc, 1 dr. of laudanum, 1 teaspoonful of gin in 3 oz. of 

 rose-water. A little cod-liver oil is very beneficial for 

 it ; too much will cause jaundice. If the dog should be 

 affected with diarrhoea, a small teaspoonful of tinctiire of 

 rhubarb mixed with a table-spoonful of warm water every 

 four hours and rice milk should be the sole drink ; if a 

 very small dog, less quantity at a time. A cow heel boiled 

 to a jelly makes very nourishing food for dogs. 



The dog should not go out of doors till quite recovered, 

 and even when recovered should take very little exercise 

 for some time ; but of course the treatment depends on 

 the stage of the disease. All discharges must be at once 

 removed. When the dog is recovering from distemper, 

 and remains very weak and emaciated, or has fits, such as 

 chafing the teeth, the jaws firmly locked, and the whole 

 frame nearly rigid, and slime runs from the mouth, a 

 course of bromide of potassium in water three times a day 

 'should be given; but it is best to consult a veterinary sur- 

 geon for exact quantity, as it depends on size and breed of 

 dog. 



If the dog pants much, a hot linseed poultice, made with 

 half a teaspoonful of in ustard to several of the linseed, and laid 

 on flannel, should be placed over the back and body till the 



