Treatment: Give at once a dose of castor oil and laudanum, from half to a tablespoonful[1] of oil mixed with from three[1] to fifteen drops of the latter. About six hours afterwards, commence to give carbonate bismuth from five to twenty grains[1] every three or four hours, also two or three times a day give an enema of thick boiled starch (from one[1] to four teaspoonfuls), mixed with from three[1] to twenty drops of laudanum. The enema should be just warm, given very slowly, and the dog should be kept quiet for a short time afterwards, to prevent his ejecting it.

The following mixture may be tried, if the symptoms continue in spite of the bismuth:—

Recipe:

Chlorodyne,2 drachms.
Prepared Chalk,4 drachms.
Tr. Catechu,4 drachms.
Sol. Gum Acacia,4 drachms.
Water to6 ounces.

Doses: From one teaspoonful to a tablespoonful[1] every three or four hours.

Diet: Feed on milk thickened with arrowroot (boiled), also give white of egg beaten up with water to drink, or barley water; no solid food should be given whilst there are any signs of blood with motions.

Pitchford Ranger. Winner of 10 prizes at the Field Trials.

[Pedigree of Pointer, Pitchford Ranger, the property of Colonel Cotes, Pitchford, Shrewsbury.]

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