DISMAS£S OF THE NEBYOUS SYSTEM. lit 



are produced when It mast at once be discontinued. These are pufflness 

 about tlie eyelids, loss of appetite, a disturbed digestion, occasionally a 

 falling out of the hair, and salivation. If it is deemed wise to add ii'on to 

 the arsenic, one half an ounce of the ferri et ammoniae citratis can be 

 mixed with an ounce of Fowler's solution. The dose of this preparation 

 is three drops. If the bowels are constipated, the syrup of buckthorn 

 should be given as needed to promote a free action. In exercise, fatigue 

 should be avoided. The use of the nerve tonics, strychnine or arsenic 

 should be prolonged even after the chorea has disappeared, and when they 

 are discontinued, cod liver oil in tahlespoonful doses should be substitu- 

 ted, and persisted in until perfect health is restored. 



Neuralgia is a disease of the nervous system manifesting itself by pains. 

 Although its presence among dogs is rarely detected owing to the difficul- 

 ties clearly apparent, it is presumed that the affection is not an uncommon 

 one, and the symptoms of it are misinterpreted and attributed to some 

 other disorder. An ancient author thus defines the disease, "neuralgia Is 

 the cry of a nerve for more blood or better blood." 



Many exciting causes both local and constitutional are recognized as 

 active in producing the affection. The former by pressure or other influ- 

 ence applied directly to the nerve itself; the latter by morbid states of the 

 blood, exposure, decayed teeth, disorders of digestion, debility and many 

 other derangements. 



Neuralgia may appear in any organ or part of the body supplied with 

 nerves of sensation. 'The pain usually manifests itself abruptly, and In 

 severe cases is excruciating, forcing an animal so attacked to howl pite- 

 ously, and act in an insane manner while it lasts. It usually occurs in 

 paroxysms with intervals of comparative ease. 



By careful ej^amlnatlon and patient watching, the region In which the 

 pain exists may be determined, and the cause should be removed if pos- 

 sible. Decayed teeth demand extraction, general derangements the use 

 of tonics, local disturbances the proper remedies to overcome them. If 

 the affected nerve can be located and is accessible, a blister should be 

 applied, and dressed with a little extract of belladonna. 



If the pain is excessive and attacks are prolonged, laudanum in twenty 

 drop doses is indicated. If the pains occur regularly each day or night 

 at about the same hours, three grains of quinine should be administered 

 four times daily until they cease. 



