May, 1918 
FOREST AND STREAM 
319 
HOME TREATMENT FOR AILING DOGS 
THE SECOND PAPER ON THIS IMPORTANT SUBJECT 
By MEDICUS 
T HE most successful practitioners of 
medicine use few and simple reme¬ 
dies. They rely upon good nursing, 
hygienic surroundings and a carefully 
chosen dietary to accomplish the cures that 
others, less successful, believe can be ac¬ 
complished by medicine alone. There is 
a time and a place for drugs and medicine, 
but blind faith should never be placed in 
medicine alone to cure disease. No matter 
how correct the diagnosis has been or how 
properly the medicine has been prescribed, 
it will surely fail to accomplish the results 
desired unless it is assisted by good care 
and nursing. On the other hand, there are 
many ailments, some quite serious, that a 
carefully arranged dietary and correct rules 
of living will cure without a single dose 
of medicine. It is well to bear this fact 
always in mind and at the head of curative 
agencies place first: Cleanly surroundings, 
fresh air, perfect quiet, carefully selected 
food; and, in colder weather, gentle but 
never extreme warmth. 
In prescribing medicine, never use a 
strong drug when a weaker one will suf¬ 
fice, and in regulating the dose err on the 
side of giving too little in place of too 
much. Remember that very young dogs 
and very old dogs require very small doses. 
Never give up hope of a sick dog; they 
have most remarkable recuperative powers 
and will frequently take a right turn when 
least expected. 
If a dog is doing well without medicine, 
do not force it on him, and as a rule, if a 
dog is resting quietly or sleeping, do not 
disturb him to give him medicine. 
In buying medicine, do not be satisfied 
with anything but the very best. Beware 
of cheap, coarse castor oil, adulterated 
quinine and cod-liver oil; and it may also 
be stated that some of the proprietary med¬ 
icines on the market are dangerous. 
Do not guess at doses, measure them 
carefully, and if the medicine is to be given 
at night keep the dog confined till morning. 
In giving medicine to a dog, proceed 
quietly and without fuss or excitement. 
Dogs are observing, and if they see a lot 
of preparation, and you are not as cool as 
you should be, they are liable to follow 
suit, lose their heads also and become ob¬ 
streperous. 
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M EDICINES are administered in the 
form of pills, powders, liquid mix¬ 
tures, and enemas. In giving oils a 
small dog can be held in the lap of an as¬ 
sistant. Large dogs, difficult to handle, 
should be backed into a corner, where they 
can be controlled. With the left hand grasp 
the muzzle firmly, and, with the thumb on 
one side and the fingers on the other, press 
in the upper lip, covering the teeth, so that 
if he comes down too hard he will bite his 
own lips. His mouth now being opened, 
and head raised to an angle of forty-five 
degrees, place the pill as far back as pos¬ 
sible and then shut the jaws. If he does 
not swallow at once, close his nostrils for 
a moment and he will be forced to do so. 
' In administering liquids, either sit in a 
chair or have an assistant do so, with the 
dog between the knees, his back towards 
the holder. With the left hand take hold 
of the muzzle, so as to keep the jaws and 
teeth together. With the right hand take 
hold of the lower lip and draw it out and 
up, so as to form a pouch or funnel in 
which you can pour the medicine a little 
at a time, and then by keeping the mouth 
shut the medicine will be swallowed. If 
the dog hesitates about swallowing, close 
the nostrils for a minute. This will force 
him to move his tongue to get air, and 
when he does so, the medicine will pass 
down his throat. 
Powders, if tasteless and given in small 
doses, can be mixed with food. If bitter in 
taste and not too bulky, they can be en¬ 
closed in pieces of beef. "When adminis¬ 
tered in this way, it is well to toss the pa¬ 
tient two or three pieces that do not con¬ 
tain medicine, so as to disarm his sus¬ 
picions, before you try him with the piece 
containing the medicine. 
In administering enemas, use a syringe 
with a hard-rubber nozzle, which should be 
well greased with vaseline before being 
used, as well as the parts, and then pro¬ 
ceed very gently. 
In connection with the administration of 
medicine, it will be well to remember that 
all drugs act more powerfully on an empty 
stomach than when it holds food, either 
liquid or solid. Therefore, powerful rem¬ 
edies and those which are of an irritating 
character, such as arsenic, nux vomica, iron 
and cod-liver oil, should be given after 
feeding so that they will mingle with the 
food and be absorbed slowly. Oil can be 
administered easily if floated on milk. 
Whisky, alcohol and all fluids of strong 
taste should be freely diluted with water. 
W HEN a dog refuses to eat, it is sim¬ 
ply an evidence that the system is 
not in condition to receive food, and 
that Nature, the most reliable of healers, 
has decreed a fast. It should be allowed 
to continue without drugging or attempting 
to stimulate or create an artificial appetite 
until such time as all is well again, and 
then the appetite will return naturally. The 
greatest fallacy that can be practised is to 
resort to drugs and tonics directly a dog 
is capricious about his food or eats less 
heartily than usual. It is all very well to 
tempt the sick dog daily with milk or a 
little raw, scraped beef and gelatine, but 
go no farther. It is a mistake to force 
food upon a stomach that has no desire 
for it and surely retards return to health. 
The whine or cry that dogs may utter 
will indicate to those who are familiar 
with them something of their condition, 
for as a rule, while dogs bark at the 
slightest provocation, they do not cry ex¬ 
cept when in serious trouble. A sharp cry 
will, of course, always suggest injury. In 
cases of diseases of the head, when dogs 
feel that a convulsion is coming on, they 
often utter a sharp, high-pitched cry that 
has a crazy sound. In rabies, one of the 
most characteristic symptoms is a peculiar 
wail, a coarse blended howl, that once 
heard will never be forgotten. 
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