r DISEASES 105 



thol alcohol q. s., lanolin three ounces. Apply three times a clay and rub well 

 into the skin with gentle friction. The capsules previously mentioned 

 should also be given three times a day. 



"Tumors that do not yield to the treatment, or have been let go so 

 far as to become ripe or full of matter, can only be treated with the 

 knife. Operations should only be entrusted to a veterinary surgeon, who 

 will insert the lancet at the softest spot of the enlargement and drain off 

 the contents, afterward inserting a pledget of oakum which should be 

 changed daily. Large tumors that do not soften should be dissected out 

 entire and the wound properly dressed." 



Labor, Premature. — This is occasionally caused by over exertion, leap- 

 ing from a high place, injuries and the abuse of purgatives, as well as the. 

 result of diseased organs; it is not of very frequent occurrence, bitches 

 generally whelping exactly sixty-three days after the visit to the dog, al- 

 though there are numerous instances where the time is varied more or 

 less. When it does occur the bitch should be placed in a comfortable 

 room and kept perfectly quiet, fed on broth, porridge, &c, and repeated 

 doses, one every four or five hours, of opium, should be given. See also 

 Parturition. 



Lameness may arise from a cut foot, a thorn, injury to the spine, or 



to one of the limbs or joints or from rheumatism, when it comes on 

 suddenly, seek for the cause, and treat the case accordingly, the liniment 

 for sprains very likely to be of benefit in many of such cases. 



Laryngitis, or Inflammation of the Upper Part of the "Windpipe. — This 

 common affection is caused by cold or incessant barking, the dog becomes 

 hoarse and the power to bark articulately is gone. Yard dogs kept con- 

 stantly on chain, and very wrong to so keep any dog, are very liable to 

 contract this from straining on their collar in barking and trying to get at 

 somebody or something it sees. In treating laryngitis there is danger of 

 choking the dog in drenching because of the difficulty in swallowing caused 

 by the inflammation. The following electuary in this or any case of sore 

 throat will be found safer and very beneficial: 



Chlorate of potash, finely powdered 2 drams 



Powdered gum guaicum 1 dram 



Powdered gum acacia ' 1 dram 



Oxymel of squills 5 drams 



Honey 1 ounce 



Mix, and place a teaspoonful well back on the tongue three times a 

 day. 



Poultice the throat with hot linseed meal poultices, renewed often, or 

 bathe with hot water, and afterwards rubbed well in the following liniment: 



Spirit of turpentine . . , , 1 ounce 



Spirit of hartshorn .. .,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,, , X ounce 



Tincture of cantharldes % ounce 



Rape oil , ,,,,,, 1 ft ounoes 



