POISON. 
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2 grains, 
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POISON, 
When it has been discovered that a dog has taken poison, 
give the following specific as soon as possible :— 
Emetic tartar, dissolved in water 15 grains, 
which will have the effect of producing vomiting ; and after 
the reaching has subsided, give him two ounces of castor- 
oil, or ten grains of turpeth mineral, if a large dog, mixed 
up in butter, and rubbed on his nose. If the dog is middle 
sized, eight grains; and if very small, five grains will have 
the effect 
Turpeth mineral is useful as an emetic for a dog, upon 
any occasion ; eight grains of it may be mixed with a little 
butter, and rubbed on his nose, he will lick it off, and it will 
operate in about five minutes. 
Warreners very often make use of nux vomica , as a poi¬ 
son, which is not unfrequently concealed in a piece of meat, 
to entice foumarts and weasels to eat it. Hounds and other 
sporting dogs pick it up, and if no remedy is administered, 
convulsive fits, and death itself, will shortly ensue. When 
dogs are suspected of having taken such poison, the follow¬ 
ing effectual remedy should be instantly applied :—Put as 
much common salt into the dog’s mouth as can be got down, 
hold the head upwards, and force open the mouth, and by 
fixing a stick across, prevents the mouth from shutting, whilst 
the throat is filled with salt; a sufficient quantity, both to 
prove an emetic and a laxative, will soon dissolve with the 
saliva, and be swallowed. Warm broth should frequently be 
given, to prevent faintness, which might, without nourish¬ 
ment, prove fatal. Two tablespoonfuls of castor-oil would ac- 
