132 Nursing vs. Dosing. 



change, if any, is needed. As my friend 

 Dr. Perry (Ashmont) well says in his in- 

 valuable work upon the diseases of dogs : 

 ** Remedies of the greatest efficacy and vir- 

 tue become exceedingly dangerous in the 

 hands of the careless and incompetent." 



When in doubt as to the propriety of 

 administering even the simplest and most 

 harmless medicine to your dog, always 

 give the poor animal the benefit of the 

 doubt and refrain from giving it. 



As I have before said, dogs that are 

 healthy and vigorous escape many of the 

 ailments incident to dog life ; in fact, dogs 

 in such condition, if properly cared for, 

 very rarely, if ever, contract spontaneous 

 or non-contacrious diseases. Contagion and 

 accident the dog may not escape, but when 

 they do overtake him his condition enables 

 him nearly always to speedily recover from 

 the attack. 



All works upon the general diseases of 

 the dog devote a large amount of space 



