CHAPTER IV. 

 ACCIDENTS. 



1. Wounds or Cuts of Any Kind. 



If the wound is torn much, tie the dog's mouth with ;i 

 rope or muzzle him so that he cannot bite you, also tie his 

 legs to hold them firmly. Stitch the wound up with a needle 

 and twine (the same as is used for sewing wounds on horses). 

 There is no necessity for using medicine on it afterwards, 

 but just leave the clog in a dark, quiet place and allow him 

 to lick the wound, which is the best medicine you can use. 

 If the wound is where the dog cannot get at it to lick it, 

 bathe twice a day vvith lukewarm water and castile soap, and 

 each time after bathing wipe dry and apply the white lotion. 



2. Sprains. * 



Generally speaking the best treatment is to do all pos- 

 sible to induce the dog to give the sprained tendons a rest. 

 In severe cases when he can be prevented from licking the 

 parts the use of the white liniment is beneficial. 



3. Fractures. 



Causes. — Fractures usually result from an accident — 

 being kicked by a horse, jumping through a fence, etc. Two 

 often, however, they are the result of a kick or injury that 

 should never have happened. 



Symptoms. — The symptoms vary according to the part 

 affected. If a fracture of the neck bones the dog dies in- 

 stantly, if in the back it causes paralysis of his hind quarters, 

 if in the hip or hind leg it is easily told, as the dog cannot 

 use the leg and hops along on the other three while the 

 broken one is dangling; if a fracture in the front leg, he acts 

 similar to when the fracture is in the hind leg. To make sure 

 of a fracture, catch the dog and move the affected parts and 

 you can hear the ends of the broken bone grinding on each 

 other. 



Treatment. — If the fracture is in the back, there can be 

 nothing done but destroy the dog, to put him out of pain. If 

 the hip or shoulder bone is fractured and it is a young dog, 

 keep him perfectly quiet and the bones will soon knit 



