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administered, and only weak broth or milk given as diet 

 until the dog is recovering, when it should have tonics and 

 more nourishing food ; but my advice is, when it is possible, 

 have a vet., as it is often a fatal disease. 



Eyes, Weak 



Foment the eyes every morning with this lotion : 

 6 oz. of rose-water and 10 grs. of zinc. Feed on 

 nourishing food and give now and then a Kirby's pearl- 

 coated rhubarb pill in a piece of meat early in the morning, 

 and if there be much discharge, after washing and clearing 

 it away, get some of Singleton's Golden Ointment and 

 smear the lids with it. 



Eyeball, Film forming over 



Divine stone 2 grs., 3 2 minims solution of sulphate of 

 atropine, ^ oz. distilled water. One drop to be placed in 

 the eye twice a day. 



C packed "Feet 



Sometimes terriers' feet are very thin and cracked ; 

 they should then be bathed with a lotion composed of 4 oz. 

 tincture of opium, ^ oz. tincture of matico, ^ oz. tincture of 

 arnica, ^ oz. acetic acid, in a pint of water. Apply to the 

 feet morning and evening with a soft sponge till healed. 

 When the feet-cracks are healed, let the dog stand in a 

 strong bath of salt and water every morning for five 

 minutes to harden the skin. 



Fits 



Fits are often caused by worms. The worms of a dog 

 are numerous. Round and tape worms, infesting the 

 stomach and bowels, are the most general, though the 

 lungs, heart, liver and kidneys, &c., are often infested by 

 them, and from these worms come epileptic fits, though 



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