BLOOD POISONING — BLOTCH 



ends turning slightly inwards. The neck is long and carries 

 a heavy dewlap ; the shoulders are sloping and of a good 

 length ; the chest fairly wide and very deep, with well- 

 rounded ribs. The fore-legs are set on well under the 

 body, and are straight and extremely heavy in bone ; the 

 feet being large and round with thick soles, and the back 

 short ; the loins being both deep and powerful. The stern, 

 or tail, is long, not too fine, set on high and carried upwards, 

 but not over the back ; the thighs being muscular, and the 

 stifles well bent. The coat is short and hard, excepting on 

 the head and ears, and there is a great deal of loose skin on 

 all parts of the body. In colour the bloodhound is usually 

 a rich, warm tan, with a black saddle on the back, and 

 black sides and neck, there also being black on the top of 

 the head. Occasionally the black markings are flecked with 

 white, and white is also to be seen on the chest, the tip of 

 the tail and toes, but though tolerated in these parts, it is 

 not liked. Average height about 27 inches, and weight 

 from 80 lbs. to no lbs. 



Blood Poisoning may result from various causes, such 

 as a wound or bite, a dead puppy remaining in the womb 

 of a brood bitch, or diseased kidneys — in fact, the sources 

 from which it springs are so many that dog-owners may 

 with justice be suspicious of its existence in cases where the 

 preliminary symptoms of a dog's illness are not clearly 

 defined. Symptoms. — Bad breath, frequent shivers, with a 

 high temperature, accompanied by vomiting and occasion- 

 ally by extreme thirst. This is not a form of canine ill that 

 the average amateur is competent to deal with success- 

 fully, and therefore professional advice should at once be 

 obtained, but should the patient appear weak, restoratives 

 in the form of spirits — brandy preferably — may be ad- 

 ministered at frequent intervals. 



Blotch. — The term applied to a form of eczema, which 

 causes nasty sores to break out on various parts of the dog. 



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