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A plaster of black pitch is the best cure for a 

 thorn, in man, horse, or dog : this has been success- 

 ful when other appHcations have failed. If the part 

 be much inflamed, a common poultice bound over 

 the plaster will assist the cure. 



Some have recommended to bathe the sore feet 

 with greasy pot-liquor, milk, or butter-milk. 



When the feet become sore from any diseased 

 affection of the claws, an ointment composed of ni- 

 trated quicksilver and Turner's cerate will be proper. 



19. Scalds. 



If a dog by accident receive a scald, his own 

 tongue will prove the most salutary wash, and by 

 frequently licking himself he will speedily remove 

 the irritation. It often happens, however, that the 

 scalded part will become bald : in order, therefore, 

 to bring the hair again, calcine a piece of leather, 

 and mix it with lard, and rub the affected part with 

 this ointment. 



20. Wounds. 



Dogs are liable to be wounded in various ways, 

 and these wounds are not in general much attended 

 to, from an opinion that the animal's tongue is the 

 best dressing. Nature is, in many instances, a sure 

 physician, and there is no doubt that the animal's 

 licking a sore is of great service ; but in some cases 

 nature may be assisted by art, and in others the 

 tongue may be an injurious application. If a dog 



, be inclined to foulness, a wound licked by a foul 

 tongue will become mangy, and the soreness will 

 consequently spread. 



I Should a dog be bitten by one that is mad, first 

 carefully wash the wound with warm water, and, 

 immediately after, wash the dog all over. The bit- 

 ten part itself should then be cauterized, either with 



