174 FEET, SORE....FEVER..,.FITS. 



never remember having- seen a dog- injured by a bone ; but I 

 have great reason to think that the stomachs of these animals 

 would be often benefited by the action of the bones : and also, 

 that although the teeth are thought to be broken by them, 

 and now and then (though but seldom) may be, yet that the 

 evil is more than counterbalanced by the mechanical action 

 of the bones cleaning away the tartar that otherwise accumu- 

 lates around them. 



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Feet, soi^e. 



When the feet of dogs become sore by travelling, it is com- 

 mon to wash them with brine ; but this is not altogether a good 

 practice. It is better to bathe them with greasy pot-liquor, 

 milk, or buttermilk, and afterwards to defend them from 

 stones and dirt, by wrapping them up. When the feet be- 

 come sore from any diseased affection of the claws, the pro- 

 per treatment may be seen under that head. 



Fever, 



Simple fever seldom, if ever, exists in dogs. Inflamma- 

 tions of the principal organs of the body, as of the lungs^ 

 intestines, kidnies, bladder, &c., are very common: but pure 

 fever does not occur, except of the specific kind, as the fever 

 of distemper, and the fever of rabies, &c. &c. 



Fits. 



The fits that usually appear in dogs, though not very dif- 

 ferent in appearance from each other, arise from very differ- 

 ent causes, and, therefore, require very different treatment. 



