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dogs are subject, nor to prescribe remedies, 

 as every serious case of illness should be in 

 charo-e of some one who is not only thor- 

 oughly qualified by education and experi- 

 ence to correctly interpret the symptoms 

 and to prescribe the proper remedies, but 

 able and willing to properly direct the man- 

 agement of his patient as shall best pro- 

 mote his speedy recovery. 



In applying to practical use the methods 

 described In these pages, it should be 

 borne in mind that It Is not a blind and 

 Implicit obedience to rules that will best 

 accomplish intended results so much as an 

 intelligent application of the principles in- 

 volved. It often occurs, even when the 

 most comprehensive directions are given, 

 that there will be cases in treating which 

 modifications or radical changes are de- 

 manded. Treatment that would be entire- 

 ly proper in some cases may not be so in 

 others that apparently are precisely similar. 

 It Is rare to find two animals whose physi- 



