42 DISEASES 



Either Dalziel's or my own will, however, do. In applying the Peroxyde 

 of Hydrogen, just tip the bottle up against the wound for a second, when 

 you will see a white foaming or bubbling discharge come from the sore. 

 This should not be wiped off or allowed to remain on for over a minute 

 or so, but removed then by a little water squeezed on it from a sponge or 

 cloth. In using the tincture of iodine, apply it with a small brush, and 

 after it has dried, then rub the "Unguentine" on, once or twice daily. A 

 good idea is , to always keep on hand a small vial of tincture of iodine, 

 kept tightly corked. Judgment must be exercised as to length of time the 

 wound is to be kept open and dischorging, the Peroxyde tending to close 

 it up, as will the tincture of iodine, but use the latter on wound as long 

 as there is any bleeding, once a day generally is often enough for this. 



Chorea. — Dalziel's treatise and treatment I give in full, for it is 

 eminently correct, judging by my own experience. It is a hard disease to 

 cure, but I have cured young dogs one or two years old. Read what 

 Dalziel says, and if you have a dog so afflicted, at least try to cure it. 

 I never admit but what any disease can be cured,- or helped, and I try 

 every remedy anyhow. Sergeant's Condition Pills have cured cases in 

 younger dogs for me, and as they always do good and never harm, it is 

 worth while trying, for you will be doing your dog some good at least. 

 There is not much, if any, pain in chorea, and I had a pug bitch three 

 years old that had a chronic case of it, but yet she bred and raised a 

 healthy litter of pups. This was an exception, however, as, being a ner- 

 vous trouble, it is transmitable, and I would not advise using either a 

 bitch or a dog for breeding purposes that was so afflicted. It is, of course, 

 unpleasant to see a dog constantly twitching or jerking, but so long as they 

 do not suffer I think it my duty to let them live. 



"This most distressing complaint arises from some derangement of 

 the nervous system, and generally exists as a sequence of distemper, when 

 It is known among kennel men as "the twitch." Chorea, or St. Vitus' dance, 

 may, however, arise from other causes, producing a disturbing effect on the 

 nervous system such as a severe Injury or blow on the head, the irrita- 

 tion caused by worms, or long-continued Impaired digestion. By far the 

 most common cause, however, is distemper, the brain receiving some in- 

 jury in that variety of the disease known as "Head Distemper." The symp- 

 tom Indicating chorea is a peculiar Involuntary convulsive twitching of 

 the muscles. These spasmodic movements or jerklngs may be either par- 

 tial or general, but usually partial. One or both hind legs are affected, 

 or the twitching extends to the muscles of the fore legs, neck and shoul- 

 ders, in which case the head is bobbed up and down in a silly, helpless 

 manner. Sometimes the eyelids and muscles of the face are affected, but 

 Whatever part of the body, is attacked the peculiar twitching or jerking 

 Is always unmistakable. When the hind quarters are the seat of the 

 disease the dog will sometimes suddenly drop one of the limbs from the 

 hip joint, apparently from sudden loss of power or command over the 

 guiding muscles. The weakness is strongly shown when the dog attempts 

 to jump onto a chair or the lap, which he fails to do, and generally falls 

 on hte side "all in a heap." There are very few dogs severely afflicted with 



