PUiBS--FITS. 
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If the complaint arises from fungi, the best plan is to 
have recourse to excision of them with a scalpel or sharp 
knife ; or they may be reduced by means of caustic applica¬ 
tions. Burnt alum may be first tried, and if it does not 
prove effectual, about an eighth of the quantity of red oxide 
of mercury should be mixed with it. 
PILES. 
Cause. —Confinement, heat, and dry, heating food, as well 
its frequent costiyeness, produce piles. 
Symptoms.— The anus is generally protruded, and red, 
which is frequently much aggravated by the dog dragging his 
hinder parts on the ground, from the itching and sharp pain 
of the parts. When they are habitual, the best appliance is 
the following ointment:— 
Sugar of lead . . .6 grains, 
Tar . . . . ^ drachm, 
Elder ointment, or hogs’ lard 3 drachms 
the part to be anointed with it three or four times a day 
FITS. 
Dogs are very liable to be afflicted with fits of several 
kinds, and arising from a variety of causes. 
Epileptic fits .—As in the human being, these are accom¬ 
panied by severe convulsions, and they occur at all ages. 
The cause of these is not well understood. However, they 
are frequently the followers of distemper, costiveness, the 
presence of worms in the intestines, teething in puppies, 
and some affection of the brain. These are most difficult to 
cure, if not incurable in many instances. Bleeding often 
has the effect of removing fits, but aperients should always 
be administered; and the following will be found of much 
use 
