254 SORE FEET THORNS. 



SORE FEET. 



To keep a dog's feet hard and sound, the best way 

 is to wash them with brine, or pot-liquor, every day 

 after coming in ; because, if once suffered to get raw, 

 they are so apt to smart (and particularly if any 

 thing is applied), that the dog makes them worse, 

 by gnawing and biting at them to allay the itching. 



If any farther remedy was required, I should pre- 

 fer the following 



RECIPE. 



te Oil of vitriol . . . .5 drops. 



Tincture of myrrh . . 1 ounce. 



A little of which should be applied, with a feather, 

 after first washing the feet. 



THORNS. 



" FOR thorns," says Mr. Daniel, " a plaster of 

 black pitch is the best cure for man, horse, or dog ; 

 and has succeeded after all other things have failed/' 

 I must, however (to speak as I have found it), ob- 

 serve, that & poultice of linseed meal surpasses every 

 remedy I have yet tried, provided the thorn cannot 

 be extracted, or cut out. But if the thorn can be 

 got rid of, I should let the dog complete the cure 

 with the most healing of all applications his own 

 tongue; by which there is no risk of softening or 

 irritating his feet. 



