300 DISEASES OF DOGS : BLEEDING. 



CHAP. I. 



BLEEDING OF DOGS. 



Dogs that are confined in kennels, in great 

 numbers, are generally fed on strong animal food, 

 such as raw meat from the slaughter-house, &c. 

 These dogs often become gross and inactive, and 

 full of cutaneous disorders ; likewise greyhounds, 

 pointers, and other dogs that are fed more freely, 

 to be in condition for the sporting season, are 

 sometimes affected in a similar manner ; these 

 often receive much benefit by bleeding about a 

 fortnight or three weeks before they are used in 

 the field, the purging ball (No. 1 or 2, p. 304) being 

 given the next morning. In slight affections of this 

 kind, a physicking ball or two is alone sufficient. 

 This treatment will make them more swift and 

 durable in their paces, and will, in a great 

 measure, keep off inflammatory diseases. The 

 quantity of blood to be taken in these cases is 

 from three to five ounces, or from five to eight, 

 according to the size and strength of the animal. 



Diseases of an inflammatory nature more par- 

 ticularly require bleeding; such as inflammation 



