30 Nursing vs. Dosing. 



their surroundings. That dogs often suf- 

 fer from this complaint no one of experi- 

 ence will deny. Neither can it be gainsaid 

 that this condition is often the cause — not 

 the symptom — of serious illness, that might 

 have been avoided by proper attention 

 when the victim first showed signs of being 

 out of sorts. In the kennel this complaint 

 is quite often induced by a long-continued 

 use of some article of food — perhaps nutri- 

 tious, healthful, and everything that could 

 be desired as food, but its long-continued 

 use has destroyed for the patient all its 

 good qualities. 



The lack of proper exercise is also a fre- 

 quent cause of this complaint. When hu- 

 man or canine subject is thus afflicted, a 

 cure can nearly always be effected by mak- 

 ing a radical change, either in the surround- 

 ings, pursuits or diet of the patient ; but the 

 better plan is to so manage, by seasonable 

 change, that the surroundings will not tire 

 the eye, nor long-continued pursuits weary 



