Animals subject to epilepsy sliould never be 

 allowed violent exercise immediately after feed- 

 ing, but kept as quiet as possible for several 

 hours. Feed no hot food, sweets or pastries, 

 all of wMcb. tend to disorder the stomach, pro- 

 ducing indigestion, which gives rise to fits. 



Puppies or young dogs when first taken into 

 the street or field are extremely liable to fits, as 

 new sights and noises will excite the nervous 

 system ; it is therefore best to gradually accus- 

 tom them to these experiences. 



CANKER OF THE EAR, INTERNAL. 



This disease consists of ulcerous sores forming 

 on the inside of the ears, which, if neglected, will 

 after eating through the cartilage attack the 

 bone, producing abcesses in the head and total 

 deafness. It is the cause of great pain and an- 

 noyance, and should be treated on first symptoms 

 appearing, when it may be readily cured. 

 Whereas,* if allowed to run on indefinitely, as in- 

 frequently the case, it is very obstinate. I find it 

 much more prevalen I in long eared dogs than 

 those of the small eared varieties, doubtless due 

 CO the fact that a large ear, besides retaining 

 more heat in the head than a small one, also 

 helps to hide from a careless owner the accumu- 

 lation of dirt that is certain to occur when the 

 ears are not properly looked after and cleansed 



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