Mumps Or Parotitis

"I have a dog that has a swelling on each side of his head, below ears, that comes on suddenly. The dog is very droopy, and carries his head stiff, and does not eat very much. What can be done for him?"

Answer

"From the symptoms shown above your dog has parotitis or mumps, which is an affection of the parotid glands, and in this case both of the glands are affected. When the disease first makes its appearance warm applications to the swellings are indicated, in the form of warm water or poultices, and on account of the difficulty in keeping poultices on from the dog shaking head, etc., stimulating liniments might be used, such as soap liniment, which should be applied twice daily, or use yellow oxide of mercury ointment, well rubbed into the skin over the enlargement. Should the swelling show no tendency to become smaller in a few days it would indicate the formation of an abscess in the gland, which should be carefully opened and treated with some antiseptic injection, as creolin 3 per cent in water. The appetite will return after- the swelling and acute stage of the disease has passed off."

Dog Slobbering

"I would like to ask the cause of a dog's slobbering. He has no appetite."

Answer

"Examine the mouth for foreign bodies and the teeth particularly for decay. If either condition exists prompt attention is indicated. Wash out the mouth with the following solution: Permanganate of potash one part; alum three parts, chlorate of potash five parts, water one hundred parts. Use freely four or five times a day."

Rheumatic Condition

"My pointer, three weeks old, and naturally fat, since she has had a litter of puppies, has been lame in one hind-leg, favoring it as she travels. The leg seems thinner than the opposite one and recently she travels on said leg and favors one of the front legs, running on three. I think it must be internal as she has not been hurt. I have tried liniment but to no avail."

Answer

"She is rheumatic. Give her a teaspoonful of Fellows' Syrup of Hypophosphites three times a day for six weeks, give five grains of salol twice a day for two weeks, feed her anything she will eat, do not over-exercise or expose to cold or dampness, and hand rub the limb twenty minutes at a time three times a day."

Sore Feet In Hunting Dogs

During hunting season, when dogs are run on rough hard ground, the feet may become sore, sometimes in the pads, sometimes between the toes, or both. A solution of sulphate of copper, one dram to an ounce of water, is good for the sores between the toes, and a strong solution of white oak bark is another remedy, especially for the sore pads.

Sucking Eggs, To Break Dogs Of

Make a small hole in each end of an egg and blow out the contents. Then fill the shell with a mixture of strong mustard and red pepper, paste pieces of white paper over the holes and allow the dog to find and eat the egg. Very few experiences with such eggs will be needed to cure his propensity.

Debility And Weakness After Distemper

"Have cured my eight-months-old setter bitch of the distemper, but since she has been cured she can hardly stand. Her eyes, nose and mouth seem to be in good condition, yet she eats and drinks little. When sleeping she whines and shakes herself unceasingly; her bowels act the same as if she had the diarrhea, and she has acted this way for six or eight weeks. The warts have disappeared. Please prescribe."

Answer

"Feed anything she will eat - beef broths, chopped lean beef, gelatin and eggs, etc. - and give her a Sergeant's, Clayton's or Eberhart's Condition Pill twice a day for probably a month."

No Name For This Disease

"My pointer dog is ten years old, hunts and covers the ground in good style, will take a six-rail fence with ease, will hunt all day, and cry to proceed when I sit down to lunch or to rest; he does not suffer any pain afield, only he swells about the loins the next morning and is sore to the touch on the sides of the small of his back. He is continually trying to pass his Water when afield, but only a few drops of blood will pass, and in these attempts his back parts quiver a great deal. Please name the disease and prescribe a cure."

Answer

"Give a teaspoonful of sanmetto three times a day. There is no particular name for this trouble in dogs. Also give him for some time one of the Condition Pills mentioned above."

Epilepsy

"Prescribe for my three-year-old sixty-pound foxhound, that, at times, while on chase, will suddenly fall, his legs become stiff and he will whine as though in great pain and tremble all over. The attacks do not last long, however, and he is all right again, or seems to be. Nothing else (so far as I can see) appears to trouble him.. What is the matter?"

Answer

"A mild form of epilepsy. Give him a capsule three times a day containing pepsin three grains, gentian two grains, nux vomica one-half grain."

Drying Up Bag On Bitch

"I have a pointer bitch, two and a half years old, which has already had puppies. She came in season again about the middle of January and-1 had her bred; she has not had any puppies, but her teats came down a little and she has a little milk in them. Should I rub them with anything to dry them up? If so, please prescribe."

Answer

"Apply the following, with gentle friction, twice a day: Lanolin one ounce, camphor twenty grains, belladonna twenty grains."

Tendency To Rickets In Puppies

"My English setter puppies, two months old, tremble when they stand up and suddenly will fall, then when they get up act as if sore on their fore-legs; at times they seem better. I feed them milk and soft food such as bread and gravy mixed. What is the matter? Please prescribe."

Answer

"A tendency to rickets. Peed raw, lean beef, chopped fine, raw eggs, gelatin, meat broths, stale bread, etc., and give each puppy one-half teaspoonful of cod liver oil emulsion four times a day."