272 The Management and Diseases of the Dog. 
dency, may appear wrong, it is nevertheless in chcrea occa- 
sionally attended with considerable benefit. It certainly 
affords relief in those cases where the convulsive move- 
ments are excessive, and so far I have found no after evil 
from its use. 
The less the patient is disturbed the better; particular 
attention should be paid to the bed being dry and the 
_bowels regular—two great essentials in paralytic affections. 
When abatement of the twitchings with returning strength 
is observed, a favourable issue may be expected; but the 
medicine should not be discontinued so long as any nervous 
affection remains, and it should be gradually, not suddenly, 
suspended. When the patient is able to walk, a short 
exercise each day may be given with benefit. The fresh 
air acts asatonic, new scenery diverts the mind, and exer- 
ciseencourages the natural habitsand functionsof theanimal. 
Tinct. ferri and cod-liver oil is advisable after discon- 
tinuing the strychnia, until recovery is complete. 
The diet throughout must be nourishing and digestible, 
and forcibly administered if the patient refuses to take it. 
Constipation is generally present in chorea, and is best 
relieved with enemas. , 
Occasionally rheumatism becomes associated with chorea 
and then the heart is frequently complicated. (See “ Heart 
Diseases.”) In such cases a cure is hopeless, but under 
judicious treatment and careful nursing the rheumatic and 
chorea symptoms may be considerably modified, and the 
animal’s life thereby prolonged. 
PARALYSIS. 
Paralysis may be general or partial ; ze.the whole mus- 
cular system may be involved, or certain branches of it. 
Paralysis generally is due to pressure on the brain or 
spinal cord, or it may arise from injury, disease, or pressure 
of the nerve itself. 
