92 THE AIREDALE 



of the common ailments, so all may understand 

 their causes, symptoms, and treatments. 



Two good rules for the amateur veterinarian 

 to learn at the very outset are: In case of any 

 doubt, or if the case is at all serious, time, money, 

 and maybe the dog's life will be saved by calling 

 at once upon a registered D. V. S. ; and nine times 

 out of ten a dog's ailments are the same, with the 

 same symptoms and results, as among humans. 

 A dog, therefore, can receive the same treatment 

 as people, for the same medicines act upon him as 

 upon yourself. In the case of the terriers, the 

 dose is one-fourth of that for an adult human. 

 To use more commonsense than medicine is an- 

 other good rule to use, for nursing and a little 

 attention to diet often effect a cure without any 

 drugs at all. 



Remembering that the same treatment that you 

 would give yourself cures your dogs makes it 

 unnecessary to go into such ailments as cuts, 

 burns, colds, stomach disorders, and poisons. 

 There are, however, some distinctively canine ail- 

 ments. For convenience let us take these up 

 alphabetically. 



Canker of the ear is not by any means so com- 

 mon in terriers as in the long-eared breeds, but it 

 sometimes affects dogs who go a great deal in the 

 water, though it may be caused by any foreign 



