202 THE AMERICAN HUNTING DOG 



drops at a time up to forty-five drops; then rest 

 three days and drop back three drops at a time 

 until you get back to nothing; then a week's rest 

 and recommence the treatment. So long as the 

 dog is feeling well and shows no watery eyes, 

 you can continue the treatment for several 

 months. It usually takes about six months to 

 a year to get the best of a case of chorea such 

 as the one you described. 



DEWCLAWS 



I have a young setter bitch that has dewclaws 

 on hind feet which get very sore when hunting 

 in stubble and brush; I wish to know if they can 

 be removed and how? She had a litter of eleven 

 pups, three of which have dewclaws also, if they 

 can be removed would it be better to do so while 

 quite young? 



Should a well bred setter have dewclaws ? 



H. G. KUKELIE. 



Ans. — A good veterinary can remove dewclaws, 

 but if you attempt it yourself it will likely make 

 the dog lame for the resulting sore is slow in 

 healing. The claw itself can be snipped until 

 it is quite short. Snip it little by little with sharp 

 wire cutters. With pups under three days old 

 the dewclaws are just cut off with sharp scissors. 



