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or from defective action of the kidneys, by which the blood is 

 overcharged with it. More remotely, improper stimulants or gross 

 food will produce it, especially in foul and dirty kennels, and in 

 old and worn-out dogs when the liver is deficient in activity. 

 The treatment must vary with the cause, and it is therefore import- 

 ant that this should be ascertained at once. Thus, in case there 

 is merely general debility, tonics (62) or (63) will be the proper 

 remedies. If the kidneys are in fault, but merely torpid, the 

 diuretic bolus (40) or (41) may be relied on ; while, if they have 

 been inflamed, the treatment proper to that disease (see page 462) 

 must be resorted to. Sometimes, in a broken-down constitution, 

 when the urine is mixed with blood, small doses of cantharides 

 may be found beneficial, as advised by Mayhew ; but these cases 

 are so difficult to distinguish, that it is only when veterinary aid 

 cannot be obtained that I should advise the use of this drug. The 

 dose is two to three drops in water twice a day. 



Tincture of Cantharides, 2 drops. 

 Spirit of Nitric Ether, 1 5 drops. 

 Water, 1 oz. 

 Mix, and give as a drench twice a day. 



