APPETITE — ASPHALT PAVING 



In such cases professional assistance should be procured 

 forthwith, but as time is a matter of the greatest import- 

 ance, it may be stated that bleeding at the neck and rub- 

 bing the gums with undiluted spirits may bring relief. 

 The dog should also be placed in a position where the 

 air can reach him, and if a powerful counter-irritant, such 

 as turpentine, is at hand, it may be well rubbed along his 

 spine. If there is nothing else at hand for the purpose, 

 mixed mustard may be used instead. (See Fits.) 



Appetite. — The appetites of individual dogs differ amaz- 

 ingly, some animals being willing, if not greedy, to eat 

 large quantities of the plainest food, whilst others refuse to 

 be tempted by delicacies. Much depends, too, upon the 

 state of the health, as worms, for instance, usually promote 

 a voracious appetite, and indigestion induces a repugnance 

 for food. (See Feeding, Gross Feeders, Indigestion, Shy 

 Feeder, Worms,) 



Applehead. — A term applied to a round head, especi- 

 ally by bulldog breeders. 



Arsenic is a valuable drug for administration in cases 

 of skin disease, but being a deadly poison, and cumulative 

 in its effects, it must be used with extreme caution. 

 Fowler's solution is a very convenient form, the dose 

 being from two to six drops twice a day after feeding. 

 (See Poisons,) 



Arteries are the blood-vessels which convey the blood 

 from the heart to the different parts of the body. When 

 an artery is severed the blood spurts from the wound 

 instead of trickling, as it does in the case of a vein being 

 cut through, and arterial blood is lighter in colour. (See 

 Bleeding, Capillaries, Cuts, Veins.) 



Asphalt paving possesses many good points as a 



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