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is always best to resort to a dose of castor 



oil first, with the object of getting rid of any 



irritant. Then, in all probability, carbonate 



of bismuth, in doses varying froni five to 



fifteen grains, three times a day, will efifect a 



cure. Sometimes this is not sufficient, and 



you have to fall back upon careful dieting on 



slops, mainly of arrow-root. In bad cases I 



have used dry corn-flour mixed with brandy 



with good results. If there is much pain, 



opiates are called for, such as ten to fifteen 



drops of laudanum in castor oil. Three 



drops may be given to medium-sized puppies 



four weeks old. Colic may be treated in the 



same manner, and if the castor oil does not 



promote action of the bowels an enema of 



boiled starch and a few drops of laudanum 



should be tried. This is useful, too, in bad 



diarrhoea, as having a soothing eflfect. 



Epileptic fits need no description, so easily 



recognisable are they. At such times the 



dog is not responsible for his actions, and 



precautions must be taken to ensure that he 



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