1. Turbeth mineral, 1 to 3 gr.; assaf[oe]tida, 1/2 dr.; aloes, 20 gr.;
soap, 10 gr.; syrup of poppies to form a ball. To be preceded by an
emetic, and given every third day.
2. After an emetic, give a physic ball; and afterwards the following, two
or three times a day:--Antimonial powder, 2, 3, or 4 gr.; nitre, 5, 10, or
15 gr.; ipecacuanha, 2, 3, or 4 gr.; form a ball. If the disease proceed
to the debilitating stage, give the _Tonic Ball_ No. 2; in the putrid or
malignant stage give the _Astringent Ball_ No. 1. (Blaine.)
3. After the Emetic Powder No. 1 (which should be repeated every 3rd or
4th day) give the _Cough Ball_ No. 2, from 1/2 dr. to 2 dr. in weight. And
if the dog lose flesh, give equal parts of the cough ball and the Tonic
Ball (No. 1). In the more advanced stages give the tonic alone; or the
_astringent ball_ if diarrh[oe]a comes on. (Clater.)
4. Give a third of a paper of James's powder mixed with butter, and
afterwards warm broth or milk. In 2 hours, another third; and if this
neither vomit nor purge, give the other third at the end of 4 hours.
(Daniel.)
5. Blaine's distemper powders, which are sold in packets, with directions
for use.
6. Camphor, 3 to 5 gr.; charcoal, 10 gr.; opium, 1 gr.; aromatic
confection, q. s. to form a ball.--In the malignant stage, with
diarrh[oe]a.
7. Antimomal powder, 2 to 4 gr.; nitre, 5 to 10 gr.; digitalis, 1/4 to 2
gr. Afterwards the Tonic Pills No. 4. (Spooner.)
_Poudre Kusique_: a French nostrum. Mix 45 gr. of nitre, 45 of sulphur,
and 1 charcoal. Divide into 3 doses. Give 1 for 2 successive mornings, and
the third on the 4th morning, mixed with lard or butter, or in milk. For a
large dog a second packet (of 3 powders) may be required. (Habert.)
Another French nostrum. Hemel's Powder is of a similar kind.