For the chronic manifestation of the affection, administer 5 grains of iodide of potash night and morning.
Open bowels with a purgative.
If acute, 20 grains of salicylate of soda every eight hours in a tablespoonful of water.
Rub the muscles with some stimulating liniment, such as white oil, belladonna, or aconite liniments.
Feed on soft food and nurse dog well.
Many cases of rheumatism never get any better, the dog remaining a confirmed cripple, though worse in damp weather.