The Dog's Medical Dictionary: An encyclopædia of the diseases, their diagnosis & treatment, and the physical development of the dogSewell, Alfred Joseph
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The Dog's Medical Dictionary: An encyclopædia of the diseases, their diagnosis & treatment, and the physical development of the dog
Sewell, Alfred Joseph
Dogs -- Diseases -- Dictionaries
Tincture of Digitalis, 90 minims.
Bromide Potassium, 120 grains.
Water to 6 ounces.
From one teaspoonful[1] to a tablespoonful to be given three times a day
one hour after food.
=Paralysis=:
_Symptoms_: Not uncommon after distemper, and may follow fits; injury
to the back and rheumatics are frequently the cause. More often seen in
dachshunds than other dogs. The whole body may be affected, including all
four legs, but the back part of the body, including the two hind legs, is
the favourite seat of the disease. The dog is unable to stand, but drags
the back legs after him when he moves. The bowels are constipated, and
the dog is unable to pass water, though later it may dribble away. The
dog may not be ill in himself, and will generally take his food. When the
seat of the mischief is in the brain, all four limbs are useless, and the
dog lies on his side in a miserable, helpless condition, often even being
unable to raise his head from the ground.
_Treatment_: The condition of the bowels and bladder must first be
attended to. Aperient medicine should be given, and if it does not act in
a few hours, an enema of warm soapy water (from two tablespoonfuls[1] to
half a pint) administered, and repeated in a couple of hours if it does
not operate. The urine must be drawn off with a catheter if relief cannot
be obtained by pressure over the seat of the bladder. This, as a rule, is
sufficient, and should be repeated two or three times a day, until the
dog is able to relieve himself. If a catheter has to be used, twice a day
should do, but care must be taken to keep the instrument very clean. It
is a good plan to keep it lying in a saturated solution of boracic acid
when not in use.
When the paralysis is the result of an injury, do not give any medicine
at first, except a purgative, but keep the patient quiet and allow time
for the injured parts to heal. If there seems much pain—and there is
sometimes when there has been an injury—give two or three times a day
from three[1] to fifteen drops of liquor morphia in a little water. Do
not let the dog lie always on one side, but change him over about every
six hours. If in about a week there are no signs of movement, or return
of strength in the legs, give the following pills:—
_Recipe_:
Powdered Nux Vomica, 1 to 6 grains.[1]
Reduced Iron, 6 to 30 grains.
Ergotine, 6 to 24 grains.
Common Mass. sufficient.
Mix.
Divide into 12 pills—one to be given twice a day after food. Later, if
the paralysis continues, the following pills may be tried, and the
former discontinued:—
_Recipe_:
Anhydrous Phosphate of Iron, 3 to 12 grains.[1]
Sulphate Quinine, 2 to 12 grains.
Strychnine, ⅟₁₆th to ⅕th grain.
Arsenic, ⅟₁₂th to ¼th grain.
Common Mass. sufficient.
Mix.
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