DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF DOGS. 357 



spoon or in his milk. Regulate the dose in proportion to the size 

 -of the dog". Keep the dog- in a quiet, clean place ; wash off the 

 discharge from his eyes and nose with luke warm water, and 

 afterwards wipe dry with a soft cloth. If his bowels are costive, 

 give from a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful, according to the size 

 of the dog, of syrup of buckthorn once a day until the bowels 

 move freely; after that give a dose once or twice a week to keep 

 the bowels free, and in a week or so the dog will begin to get 

 better. Be careful not to let him get cold until he gets all right. 



MAD DOG (HYDROPHOBIA OR RABIES). 

 This disease originates spontaneously in dogs and cats with- 

 out being bitten, and is mostly seen in very hot weather and in 

 hot climates. It may also be caused by dogs or cats being 

 bitten by another mad dog or cat. 



Symptoms. — The aflfected dog is first noticed to become 

 excited; runs about and bites at everything that comes in his way; 

 saliva keeps running from his mouth and his eyes are blood- 

 shot. After this, the dog will take a spell of quietness, and 

 will go and lie down in an out-of-the-way place. He seems to 

 have a depraved appetite; will eat clay and all sorts of dirt. 

 Suddenly, he will again become excited and run about biting at 

 everything that comes in his way, the same as at first. A mad 

 dog rarely, if ever, goes out of his way to bite anything. 

 In running about he keeps snapping his teeth, and once in a 

 while gives a peculiar howl. He has great difficulty in swallow- 

 ing, and in some cases cannot swallow at all. These symptoms 

 gradually get worse until the dog dies. The time the disease 

 affects a dog after being bitten varies from ten to fifteen days. 



Treatment. — As soon as the dog is noticed to be mad, have 

 him destroyed, for he is very dangerous to have around, and, 

 besides, there is no cure for it. In cases where a dog has been 

 bitten, by a mad dog or cat, cut the piece out where he was bitten 

 and burn the hole with caustic potash, nitrate of silver or a red 

 hot iron, which will destroy the poison before it gets into the 

 system. 



CHOREA. 



This is a disease that affects the nerves, causing the affected 

 part to keep jerking. 



Causes. — It is very often noticed after a dog has had a very 

 i5evere attack of distemper, or it may be caused from an injury. 



