CAPILLARIES — CATARACT 



account be administered internally by the amateur dog- 

 owner unless under professional advice. 



Capillaries. — The small blood-vessels. (See Arte7'ieSy 

 Veins.) 



Capsules. — The administration of medicine to dogs, 

 and particularly castor-oil, is made much easier by the 

 use of capsules, which also are easily carried about when 

 journeys are being made, and hence are available for use 

 in times of emergency. It is essential, however, that their 

 contents should be fresh, as some drugs lose their efficiency 

 if kept too long. 



Carbolic Acid. — A most useful disinfectant for use in 

 kennels. It is also a good lotion to apply to wounds 

 which require cleansing, in the proportion of one part 

 to twenty-five of ohve oil. 



Carlin. — The name by which the pug-dog was known 

 in times gone by. 



Castor-oil. — A most valuable medicine for use in cases 

 of stoppage of the bowels. It may not be generally known 

 that if it is slightly heated castor-oil becomes much more 

 liquid, and is therefore more easy to administer to the 

 patient. (See Administering Medicine.^ 



Cataract. — A cataract is a speck which forms on the 

 pupil of the eye, and sooner or later causes blindness, as 

 in many instances the eye which is unaffected at first 

 becomes attacked. The treatment of cataract is altogether 

 beyond the scope of the amateur, and hence the best 

 course for him to pursue is to at once obtain the services 

 of a specialist in canine diseases, as delays are often the 

 source of serious trouble. 



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