1 88 Horse and Hound. 



Dogs are subject to almost every disease the 

 human system is heir to. Hounds, from the 

 amount of exercise they get, and their regular 

 and simple habits, are immune from many of 

 them, being singularly free from those of a cere- 

 bral and spinal character, so common in other 

 breeds, the most common hound ailment being- 

 distemper and skin diseases. 



Sore and tender feet are as great a source of 

 annoyance to the master, as they are painful to 

 the dog. It is astonishing how quickly a kenneled 

 hound will acquire them when not regularly ex- 

 ercised. Bathing them in a solution of white 

 oak bark or painting the pads with a solution of 

 sulphate of copper will strengthen and indurate 

 the pads and stoppers. When neglected too long 

 they become sore, inflamed, and extremely sensi- 

 tive around the roots of the nails. An applica- 

 tion three times daily of two drams Ext. Lead, 

 one-half ounce Tinct. Arnica, to one pint dis- 

 tilled water, will be found very effective. 



If the pads become torn or cut while hunting, 

 a few drops of collodion, slowly applied, will ren- 

 der them insensible to pain, at least until the re- 

 turn to the kennels. 



Hounds should never be fed to exceed once 

 daily. Dogs, in a state of nature, are carnivo- 

 rous, and, like wolves, forced to hunt their food, 

 would probably feed every three or four days. 

 Abstinence, therefore, of forty-eight hours. 



