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MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY. 
Powdered Colombo . 1 drachm. 
Prepared chalk . . 1 drachm, 
Opium, powdered . 1 grain, 
Gum-arabic, powdered . 1 drachm. 
The above to be made into from three to six balls, accord¬ 
ing to the size of the dog, and given every six hours, until 
the bloody symptoms disappear. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDER. 
Symptoms. —Panting, and extreme restlessness, heat in the 
belly, with swelling and tenderness, are the indications of 
this complaint, accompanied by the urine being voided fre¬ 
quently, and in small quantities, and in some cases a total 
suppression of it; at other times, it is evacuated by drops, 
and mixed with blood. 
Remedies.—B leeding must first be adopted, and then 
opening medicines given, as follows :—- 
Calomel ... 2 grains, 
Extract of colocynth . 2 grains. 
In his drink should be given, twice or thrice a day, 
Nitre . . . ‘ 1 drachm, 
Powdered gum-arabic . 2 drachms. 
If the animal exhibits pain when he voids his urine, then 
it will be necessary to give half-a-grain of powdered opium, 
put in a little meal and butter, and forced down his throat. 
Fomentations applied over the region of the bladder will 
have a good effect in alleviating pain. 
WORMS. 
Dogs, like all other animals, are subject to worm-disorders, 
more particularly at an early age. There are five distinct 
species which inhabit their intestines, the oxguris, ascaris, 
