80 DOGS 



Dropsy and Diabetes 



Give tonic pills, one morning and evening for three 

 weeks. Half a grain quinine, ^ gr. sulphate of iron, 

 1 gr. extract of gentian, 1 gr. powdered ginger, and 

 4 grs. of nitrate of bismuth in each pill. Broil all meat 

 and cut it very small ; give a little beef-tea, but no 

 starchy or sweet foods, and keep the dog warm. 



Emaciation 



Give to usual diet a little scraped raw meat daily, 

 giving it three times, and with each lot give 4 grs. of 

 pepsin porci, and give the following tonic pills. Quinine, 

 18 grs. ; extract of gentian, o6 grs. ; pure sulphate of 

 iron, 12 grs. ; mix, and make up into 18 pills, and give 

 one dose three times a day. Spratts' small cod-liver 

 biscuits are also very good when dogs refuse all food. 

 Drench with milk and eggs, beef-tea with cornflour, and a 

 little brandy. 



Enteritis 



This is a very dangerous malady, and should be attended 

 to promptly. The symptoms are : the dog wears a pained 

 expression of face, looks in great pain, moans piteously or 

 gives short yapping cries ; the back is arched, and the 

 stomach is swollen and tender if pressed ; the nose is dry, 

 and the dog constantly shivers. It is much better to send 

 for a veterinary surgeon if possible; but if not feasible, 

 the first thing is to keep the dog as quiet as possible after 

 giving it a warm bath, and to cover the stomach when in 

 a sitting position for a quarter of an hour, and then ivell 

 dried and rolled up in a blanket before the fire. Relieve 

 the bowels by an injection of warm soap and water if the 

 bowels are constipated and obstinate, and apply hot 

 linseed poultices to the stomach. Castor oil and tincture 

 of opium, according to the size of the dog, should be 



