4i6 REMEDIES SUITED TO THE DOG, 



Aperient- worm bolus : 



64.— Calomel, 2 to 5 grains. 

 Jalap, 10 to 20 grains. 

 Mix into a bolus, with treacle. 



For general worms. Not aperient, and therefore to be followed 

 by castor oil : 



65. — Recently powdered areca nut, 1 to 2 drachms. 

 Mix up with broth, and give to the dog directly, as there is no taste in it 

 till it has been soaked some time, when the broth becomes bitter. If 

 the dog refuses it he must he drenched. Eour hours after, give a dose 

 of castor oil. N.B. — The exact dose is 2 grains for each pound the dog 

 weighs. 



For round worms : 



66. — Indian pink, \ ounce. 

 Boiling water, 8 ounces. 

 Let it stand for an hour, then strain, and give half to a large dog, a 

 quarter to a middle-sized dog, or an eighth to a very small one. This, 

 however, is a severe remedy, and is not unattended with danger. It 

 should be followed by castor oil in six hours. 



Mild remedy, unattended with any danger: 



67. — Powdered glass, as much as will lie on a shilling, heaped up. 

 To be mixed with butter, and given as a bolus, following it up with castor 

 oil after six houre. 



For tape-worm or maw- worm : 



68. — Kousso, J to £ ounce. 



Lemon juice, 1 tahlespoonful. 

 Boiling water, J pint. 

 Pour the water on the kousso, and when nearly cold add the lemon 

 juice. Stir all up together, and give as a drench. It should be 

 followed up in six or eight hours by a dose of oil. 



Another remedy for tape- worm : 



69.— Spirit of turpentine, 1 to 4 drachms. 

 Tie this up firmly in a piece of bladder, then give as a bolus, taking care 

 not to burst the bladder. This also requires a dose of oil to follow. 

 Or mix the turpentine with suet into a bolus, 



