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Title: Dogs. How to care for them in health and treat them when ill. Homopathic treatment ... Comp. and arranged by E. P. Anshutz
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Anchultz, E(dward) P(ollock) 1846- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Boericke & Tafel
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ree forms respectively. Frequency of the Dose.—In cases that arenot acute give, as a general rule, from two tothree doses every twenty-four hours. In acutecases a dose every two hours during the day issufficient. When there is visible improve-ment, stop the medicine. Keeping the Medicines.—Medicines shouldbe kept well corked and in a dry, dark place.They may be purchased singly, but a case is tobe preferred, as when you have a case or amedicine chest, you have them all and in oneplace. If you have a family medicine chestthe medicines in it can be used, as there is no2 18 Homoeopathic Medicines. difference between tliem and^^those used inveterinary practice. Administering the Medicines.—If given inpellets, if the dog will not lick them from yourhand, open his mouth and drop them as farback on the tongue as possible. If liquids areused put the proper dose in a little water andthe dog will usually lap it up at once; if not,open his mouth and put a spoonful of thewater in his mouth.
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For the Safety of the Pue Diseases of Dogs. Distctnper* OF all diseases to which dogs are subject,perhaps distemper is the most frequent,as it is also the most difficult to define.It has been compared to typhoid, or to typhusfever in man, though the comparison hardlyseems to be a good one. The disease seems tobe contagious. We say seems to be, becauseback of all contagious diseases, in man orbeast, is an element that no one can explain.Of a dozen men or dogs, exposed to a conta-gious disease a certain number may contract thedisease while the remainder, though equally ex-posed, will escape. When we are able to ex- Diseases of Dogs. 21 plain this we will know more of contagionsdiseases than we do now. However, distemperis to be mechanically classed as a contagiousdisease. It is more apt to attack young dogs, andthose known as pure breed, than old dogsand the dog rabble, but at any rate if a dogshows signs of the disease it is best to isolatehim from the other dogs, if any be kept, about

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