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inside outward. Draw the lips of the wound together gently, and 

 tying the silk thread in a strong knot, cut off ends close, so that 

 the dog cannot bite them. Each stitch must be tied sepai-atcl)\ 

 and should be about half an inch apart. If possible the dog 

 should be muzzled, not only during the operation, but for several 

 days afterward. The wound should be constantly washed with the 



following 



Carbolic acid 



Glycerin 



Water 



oz. 



2 



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In bandaging a wound, saturate the cloth with a mixture of 

 equal parts of camphorated oil and friars' balsam. 



Diarrhea Mixture. 



Dose for a young puppy of the small breeds, y teaspoonful ; I teaspoonful 

 for puppies of the large breeds, and I to 2 tablespoonfiils for grown dogs, ac- 

 cording to size of the breed. Repeat every three or four hours till relief is 

 obtained or till purging ceases. 



DlSTEiMPER. 



There are three kinds of distemper, viz., of the head, of the lungs, 

 and of the bowels. Good nursing is nine points out of ten for con- 

 quering this fell disease. 



Symptoms. — Mucous discharge from eyes or nose, or both, 

 dry, hacking cough, general lassitude, diarrhea of very offensive 

 odor. 



Do not try to treat the patie?it, for, unless you are an M.D. or 

 have had a long experience with the disease, you will probably 

 make a sorry mess of it. Until a veterinarian arrives, keep the 

 patient quiet, warm, out of all draft, feeding only beef-tea with 

 brandy added. Do not give solid food under any circumstances. 

 Bear always in mind that this disease is most contagious, and, to 

 prevent it from spreading, the patient shotild be quarantined from 

 all other dogs, the farther off the better. 



Dr. T. G. Sherwood, a member of the Royal College of Veteri- 

 nary Surgery, 127 West Thirty-seventh Street, New York, inoculated 



