DISEASES OF DOGS : PHf SICKING. 303 



cet on the inside of the flap of the ear ; but these 

 modes of bleeding are rarely practised now. 



CHAP. II. 



PHYSICKING OF DOGS. 



It is very necessary to purge sporting dogs be- 

 fore the hunting season commences, as it carries 

 off that sluggishness which is frequently brought 

 on by extra feeding, and it makes them more 

 swift and durable in their paces ; indeed they can- 

 not be so highly prepared for the chace without it. 

 All kinds of dogs, and especially such as are con- 

 fined much and fed on flesh, should be physicked 

 at least once a year. To those dogs that are very 

 fat, and have bad coughs, or breathe short, and 

 pant on the least exertion,! have found the physick- 

 ing bafls (No. 2 or 3, p. 304) very beneficial in these 

 cases ; they should be given every third night, for 

 three or four times. One or two physicking balls 

 (No. 21 or 3) will be of great service to dogs that 

 have twitchings, or cramp in their limbs, or such 

 as are subject to slight fits ; and when they are 

 suspected to have worms ; and also for such as re- 

 fuse their meat, lose flesh, and appear dull. Some 

 purge their dogs by giving them from two to four 



