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dermatic injection). The other emetics to be used are white hellebore 

 (5 centigrammes to 2 decigrammes), also ipecac (5 decigrammes to 

 2 grammes), and tartar emetic (1 to 3 grammes in a sufficient quan- 

 tity of water). For small pet dogs we can give wine of antimony 

 in doses of a teaspoon ful to a tablespoonful. 



[Purgation should be produced by the administration morning 

 and evening of calomel in doses of from 0.25 gramme to 0.50 

 gramme. From the first manifestation of icterus the administra- 

 tion of dilute nitro-muriatic acid in from two- to five-drop doses 

 has given very satisfactory results. — w. L. z.] 



If there is loss of appetite we must resort to the stomachics. 

 The most favorable are : hydrochloric acid (5 grammes in 250 

 grammes of water, to be given in tea- or tablespoonful doses ; pep- 

 sin (hydrochloric acid and pepsin, of each 5 grammes in 250 

 grammes of water) ; bitters (tincture of gentian 1 gramme, hydro- 

 chloric acid 5 grammes, water 300 grammes; in tea- or tablespoon- 

 ful doses) ; and tincture of rhubarb, in water or wine, in same doses, 

 two or three times a day. 



For diarrhea we should give the proper dietetic remedies : dry 

 food, toasted bread soups, rice and barley soups, and hydrothérapie 

 compresses on the abdomen ; we may also give good red wine in 

 tea- or tablespoonful doses, and plain opium tincture, in doses of 

 20 to 60 drops in mucilaginous mixture, or Dover's powder from 

 5 centigrammes to 2 grammes. For obstinate diarrhea we should 

 employ nitrate of silver in doses of 0.01 to 0.05 gramme in a solu- 

 tion of distilled water, or in the shape of pills. Before resorting to 

 this medication we may try astringent clysters (alum, tannin, sul- 

 phate of iron and sulphate of copper at 1-2 per 100), the advan- 

 tage of which we have often observed. 



Constipation, which is usually not of a tenacious character, should 

 be counteracted by means of calomel in doses of 0.03 to 0.1 gramme; 

 this agent has the advantage of disinfecting the digestive canal. 



If there are vomitings we should prescribe ice or iced substances 

 for delicate animals, or small doses of opium, bromide of potassium 

 or hydrate of chloral. Subnitrate of bismuth has sometimes been 

 useful. The same is the case with creolin, creosote, and iodine 

 tincture. 



The abnormal fermentations are remedied by calomel (0.03 to 

 0.1 gramme), creolin (1 to 2 grammes), and naphthalin (0.5 to 2 

 grammes). 



