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of iodide of iron should be given in water twice a day. This drug 

 has been found very valuable ; Parrish's Chemical Food and cod liver 

 oil are also useful. The swollen glands should be dressed with 

 tincture of iodine, and the diet must be Uberal and of the best 

 quality. 



SCSiOTAJi IXtBITATION is often met with in dogs, par- 

 ticularly in those which have been used constantly for stud purposes. 

 The scrotum becomes red, spots make their appearance, and dis- 

 charge serum, and the irritation is severe. Finally the part becomes 

 swollen and very sore, the discharge dries, and forms scabs, which 

 are cast off, leaving sore patches, and gianulations may appear. 



Upon the first appearance of any irritation, bathe the parts with 

 warm water, and administer an aperient. After well drying the 

 parts, dress night and morning with boracic acid ointment, and 

 apply a muzzle to prevent the dog from licking. Where granulations 

 exist, touch them with nitrate of silver. This condition will often 

 recur, and the treatment must be repeated. 



SCWSiF. — This occurs from want of attention to the skin, but it 

 often appears on the ears as a forerunner of canker, in which cases 

 wash with warm water, anoint with olive oil, and give the dog a 

 dose of physio and a light diet for a day or two. 



SEPTICEMIA PUEHPERALIS, AHD IHriAM- 

 MATIOSr or TEE UTEaUS.— This is common in bitches, and 

 is the result of retention and putrefaction of a dead foetus (pup), or 

 the introduction of putrid matter through the blood stream. The 

 symptoms are high fever, the nose and mouth are hot, the pulse 

 is quick, the respirations are increased, the eyes are injected, the 

 extremities become cold, and often insensibility and death occur. 



If the treatment is to be of any avail, it must be adopted at once. 

 First, remove the cause, if possible, inject the uterus with warm, 

 weak Condy's Fluid, and give immediately lOgr, to 20gr. of the 

 hyposulphite of soda, in water 3 times a day. Oreasote given in 

 Igr. to 3gr. doses (made into a pill with crumb of bread), three 

 times a day is useful ; salicylate of soda is also recommended in lOgr. 

 to 30gr. doses, in water, three times a day. The bowels must be re- 

 laxed by means of doses of oil, and Soap and water enemas. The ken- 

 nel must be thoroughly cleansed and sanitary, the drains well flushed 

 and a good clean bed provided. The patient must have warmth 

 with plenty of fresh air. The food must be light, such as beef-tea 

 and mutton-broth, with crumbled stale bread. As the animal ap- 

 proaches convalescence, Igr. to 2gr. of sulphate of quinine may ba 

 given with advantage. 



