FOXES FOXHOUNDS & FOX-HUNTING 



are usually much in-bred, while many of them 

 possess poor constitutions, it is probable that 

 such out crosses have resulted in an increased 

 tendency to distemper. No complaint causes 

 more anxiety or is responsible for greater mor- 

 tality than distemper. Various serums and other 

 remedies have been tried, but so far no infallible 

 cure has been found. A note in the "Pharma- 

 ceutical Journal and Pharmacist" of Oct. 8th, 

 1921, by Mr. H. Sawyer, pharmacist, of CarHsle, 

 a member of the British Bulldog Club, reads as 

 follows, with regard to a cure for distemper : 

 " If he is a dog owner I would advise him to try 

 brewer's yeast. I have never known it to fail, 

 and I have kept dogs over fifty years. Give a 

 small dog a tea-spoonful ; a good sized terrier a 

 dessert-spoonful ; and a collie a table-spoonftil 

 twice a day. Do not trouble him with food ; 

 he will eat when he is ready. Do not put him 

 beside the fire where he will be 70 degrees Fahr. 

 at 9 p.m. and 35 degrees Fahr. at 6 a.m. Give 

 him a good bed of straw, and if you think fit put 

 an old blanket or coarse bag over the top. TJn- 

 fortunately this is no good for business, as you 

 cannot put it up for sale." 



We have not tried this cure, but it appears to 

 be a very simple remedy, and should prove a 

 boon to hound men and dog owners in general. 

 With regard to the isolation of distemper cases, 

 artificial heat is better dispensed with. Unless 

 the greatest care is taken to keep an even tem- 

 perature both day and night, artificial heat does 

 more harm than good. All a hound wants is a 

 dry sleeping place free from draughts, and a 

 good bed to lie on. The place should be properly 

 ventilated from the top, so that the patient 

 breathes pure air instead of an overheated at- 



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