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CHAPTER III 



DOG DISEASES AND THEIR CURES 



The worst of getting attached to a favourite dog is 

 that he is short-lived at the best, and his loss can 

 only be a question of brief time. Moreover, it is 

 provoking to know that dogs take no sort of care 

 of themselves — they will lie out in the wet and cold — 

 and they are liable to many unexpected ailments. 

 For example, they catch lung complaints in damp 

 and draughts, and not a few fall victims to con- 

 sumption. Unless the case is obviously simple, 

 when you see that something is wrong, the best 

 way is to consult a good doctor. But that is not 

 always easy to find ; and especially in country dis- 

 tricts, the vet, who may be a capable horse or 



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