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breeds that are closely confined, as in cities and large manu- 

 facturing towns. This disease shews itself by a large head 

 united To a peculiar mixture of care and intelligence in the 

 countenance ; the joints are distorted-those of the elbows 

 turn outwards, and the whole appearance is unthrifty. Among 

 terriers the deformity has been cultivated into a breed, called 

 the wry-legged, which is much used in vermin-hunting. 

 Rickets may be remedied by pure air, free exercise, cleanli- 

 ness, and nutritious food. 



Young dogs are also liable to a peculiar spasmodic affec- 

 tion of the bowels. I have seen it epidemic. A most pain- 

 ful cramp seizes on the bowels ; the animal cries violently 

 during the attack, which lasts a longer or shorter period, 

 and then remits until it again seizes him. It is not very ma- 

 nageable, but often proves fatal ; it, however, sometimes 

 gives way to active mercurial purging. 



Bronchocele. 



BRONCHOCELE is a stoatomatous swelling of the glands of 

 the throat, apparently of the thyroid, and is a very common 

 complaint among dogs. Pugs, barbets, and French pointers, 

 are peculiarly liable to it. In the human species, this disease 

 is most common to the inhabitants of mountainous countries. 

 But in do-s, it does not appear endemial, and is more con- 

 fined to some particular breeds. Other dogs, as terriers, 

 spaniels &c., sometimes, however, have it ; but it is not 

 frequent in these, and in the larger tribes it is very seldom 

 se-n The swelling comes on generally while very young, 

 and continues to enlarge to a certain size ; after vvhich it 

 usually remains stationary, seldom increasing to such a de- 

 gree as to prove fatal. It is, however, troublesome, and 

 in some measure hurtful, from the pressure it occasions on the 



surrounding parts. 



The treatment is not difficult, nor usually unsuccessful. 



