General Management in Disease 



Dislocations 



Either an organ, such as the eye, or a bone 

 entering into the formation of a joint may be 

 displaced from its normal position. If so, it is 

 called a dislocation. In the horse the stifle-joint 

 is not uncommonly the seat of such injury ; the 

 patella, or knee-cap, being displaced to either the 

 inner or the outer side, causing the animal to 

 drag the limb. The eye-ball of the dog is 

 occasionally dislocated. 



Distemper (Influenza in Horse) 



Distemper of the dog, and of the horse (in- 

 fluenza) is exceedingly common, and all horsemen 

 and kennelmen are familiar with this scourge, 

 which has been in existence for centuries, causing 

 untold losses. 



It is a specific, eruptive, febrile disease in the 

 dog, but the eruption does not occur in the horse. 



The disease is highly infectious and transmitted 

 through multifarious channels, such as feeding 

 utensils, clothing, bedding, water-troughs, etc. 

 Ferrets, weasels, stoats, foxes, etc., all suffer 

 from it, and may transmit it to the dog. 



Spring and autumn are the seasons when it is 

 most prevalent, and young dogs are the most 

 frequent sufferers ; one attack conferring a degree, 

 though not absolute, immunity. 



Distemper in the dog and influenza in the horse, 



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