66 DIABRBOEA. 



If pain exists, fifteen drops of laudanum should be added to the laxative. 

 The diet then should he regulated, being simple and easily digestible ; 

 milk with lime water in parts three to one, or milk porridge made with 

 flour baked until browned. If this is refused, beef broths thickened with 

 raw eggs will be more inviting. The elixir of bark pepsin and bismuth 

 should be given In teaspoonful doses before food is taken. This remedy 

 and the dietetic precautions will in many instances suffice ; even In serious 

 cases the treatment should be given a fair trial before resorting to stronger 

 medication. 



If the disease persists and more urgent methods are indicated, opium 

 should be employed. Dover's powder In five grain doses repeated every 

 five or six hours is admirable on account of its combination. If that proves 

 insufficient and pain is still a prominent symptom, the following may be 

 given.— 



R Tinct. Kino Sss 



Ttnct. OpU 5ij 



Syr. Simp. Jss 



Chloroforml 5 i 



Actuse Menth. Pip. Bijss 

 Ft. Mist. Sig. Dose one teaspoonful from four to six hours as indicated. 



It is quite often necessary to repeat the castor oil ; the character of the 

 discharges will direct the need. If they are of a very offensive odor then 

 a dose should be given every two or tliree days. 



Diarrhoea in young puppies very often occurs soon after the period of 

 weaning; changing the diet wlU often suffice with them. If feeding milk 

 freely, give less of it and more beef tea, and vice versa; if this method is 

 ineffectivei chalk mixture in teaspoonful doses should be given often, and 

 five or ten drops of paregoric he added if pain evidently exists. 



