CATARRH — CHAINING UP DOGS 



Catarrh, or cold, is a common source of trouble to the 

 dog-owner, as an attack may arise from various causes. 

 Although not by any means a matter for anxiety in the 

 first instance, a cold may lead to serious complications if 

 neglected, and therefore if a dog is seen to be ill at ease 

 and suffering from a discharge at the nose, accompanied 

 by shivering and a loss of appetite, it is as u'ell to move 

 him into a warm kennel where he will be quite free from 

 draughts and have a comfortable bed to lie upon. Keep 

 him there upon a diet of hot slops, such as Spratt's 

 biscuits, soaked in broth from bullock's or sheep's heads, 

 or beef-tea, to which a little port wine may be added if 

 he appears weak or refuses his food ; and watch him care- 

 fully in case other symptoms develop. 



Cat-foot. — A round, compact foot. (See Hare-foot.) 



Cement Floors, though very good pavements for outside 

 yards, are not nice things for dogs to lie upon — conse- 

 quently, if they are in use inside, a plentiful supply of 

 moss-litter or coarse sawdust should be spread over them ; 

 whilst if the floor of the outside yard is cemented, there 

 ought to be a low bench, made of some pieces of board 

 nailed on strips of quartering, for the animals to rest on. 

 (See Floors.) 



Chaining up Dogs. — If possible, a dog ought never 

 to be chained up excepting for short periods, as if he 

 is regularly subjected to this form of restraint he is apt 

 to wring his shoulders out of shape in his struggles to 

 get free, and especially so if he is a young animal. Exer- 

 cise should always be given to a dog which is usually kept 

 on the chain, it being the height of cruelty to keep him 

 tied up all his time without an opportunity of stretching 

 his legs. Consequently a fenced-in yard, however small, 

 to keep him in is strongly recommended, especially as 

 iron hurdles of various heights can be procured very 

 cheaply. (See Fencing.) 



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