ENTERITIS — EPILEPSY 



good plan to let the puppy first see some old dogs at work 

 and then for him to accompany them when facing vermin, 

 as this will teach him how to proceed, and give him 

 courage to face and take his share of punishment. In 

 short, it is necessary to proceed slowly at first with the 

 work of entering a puppy ; for though some young dogs 

 appear to know at once what they should do, others of 

 undoubted gameness seem absolutely ignorant of all that 

 is expected of them, and in some cases do not even think 

 of attacking their opponents until the latter tackle them. 

 Consequently no owner need despair of a puppy which at 

 first appears to show the white feather or a disinclination 

 to work, as many of such puppies prove to be the most 

 plucky and determined of all when they once understand 

 what they have to do and how to do it. (See Breaking^ 



Enteritis (or Inflammation of the Bowels) is most 

 dangerous to dogs, and is usually the result of improper 

 feeding. An attack usually comes on suddenly, and is 

 attended by fever, shivering, and a very hot nose, whilst 

 the stomach is swollen, hot, and hard, and tender if 

 touched, and the urine very scant in quantity. The best 

 thing for the amateur to do is to give the dog an enema 

 in order to open the bowels, and to send at once for a 

 veterinary surgeon. (See Enema,) 



Epilepsy. — When a dog is subject to epileptic fits, his 

 value is considerably impaired, as he is always liable to 

 renewed attacks, and under the best of conditions such 

 seizures are dangerous, both to himself and not infrequently 

 to those about him. The symptoms are as follows : the 

 dog falls suddenly on his side, often at the same time 

 giving a shriek of pain, his lower jaw works convulsively, 

 the tongue being frequently bitten, and the animal foams 

 at the mouth. The limbs twitch convulsively, and during 

 the spasms water is sometimes passed and the bowels 

 operate. Of course, professional advice should at once 



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