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Index. 



\{iA...in-and-in system of breed- 

 ing, 107 ... how various breeds 

 have originated, 98 



Bronchocele, 113 



Bull dog, natural history of, 34 



Calcular concretions, 304 

 Calomel an excellent alterative, 76 

 ...a good emetic in particular 

 cases, 160... a useful application 

 for diseases of the eyes, 160 



Cancer in general, 114. ..of the 

 sheath and parts of generation 

 in bitches, llo...scirrhus much 

 more common than cancer, 114, 

 297 



Canine madness, 225 



CaH^er of the ear, internal, 116... 

 treatment, 117. .External canker, 

 1 18... Cankered tumour on the 

 flap of the ear, 120 



Castration, how performed, and 

 when proper, 121. ..of cats, and 

 how performed, ib. 



Catarrh, 129... of distemper, 138 



Clan-s of dogs, 122 



Clysters, 123. ..cases in which they 

 are beneficial, 124. ..a convenient 

 medium for nourishment, ib..,. 

 mode of giving them, ib. 



Colic in general, 124.. .spasmodic, 

 i6. ...Bilious colic, 188. ..a kind 

 peculiar to rheumatism, 293 



Condition of dogs, 126. ..very ne- 

 cessary for sporting dogs, ib.... 

 mode of getting them into con- 

 dition, 127 



Comm'sicns, 302 



Costiceness, its consequences, 127, 

 128.. mode of removing it, 185 

 ...inflammation from it, ib. 



CoxKjhs, various kinds, 129. ..causes, 

 ettects,3nd treatment, rfe.... Cough 

 of distemper, 138. ..of asthma, 79 



Cow pox, 131, 311 



Cramp, 129 



Cropjnng, how performed, 130 



Cross among dogs, what, 95 



Crowfig, a deadly poison to dogs, 

 218 



Cystitis, 131 



D 

 Jhdmatian. dog, 33 

 Dane dog, natural history of, 29 



Destruction of dogs, when necea- 



sary, how best efl^"ected, 219 

 De7v claws, 122 



Diarrhoea, or looseness, 131,195... 

 treatment of it, 196... a common 

 accompaniment of distemper, 

 144. ..a bad kind occasioned by 

 the use of mercurials, 207, 216 

 Dislocations, 132.. .often united with 

 fracture, i&....treatment of them, 

 ib. 

 Distemper, detail of it, 133, 138... 

 symptoms of it, 139- 144.. .treat- 

 ment of it, 145. ..abscess in the 

 eyes from it, 162.. .popular dis- 

 temper powder, 146 

 Diuretics, viseful in dropsy, 156 

 Dog, natural history of, 7, 10. ..not 

 derived from the wolf, 15. ..nor 

 from the fox, 16. ..nor from the 

 jackall, 17. ..proved to be an ori- 

 ginal, and not a spurious, form- 

 ation, 20... origin of his varieties, 

 i6. ... Newfoundland dog, 28... 

 Dane, or boar-hound, 29 ... the 

 shepherd's dog, i&.... greyhound, 

 31...mastiflr, 33... Dalmatian, or 

 spotted coach-dog, i6. ... stag- 

 hound, 34. ..blood-hound, ib.... 

 fox-hound, i/>. .. .harrier, ife... .bea- 

 gle, i6. ...pointer, t7>. ...bull-dog, 

 i6....pug dog, ib.... terrier, ib. . . 

 barbet, t6.... spaniel, 35. ..setter, 

 36 

 Dog, his moral qualities, 38. ..pos- 

 sesses intellect beyond any other 

 brute, 38. ..his sagacity is rati- 

 onal and not instinctive, 46. ..his 

 courage, 52. ..his fidelity, ib.... 

 his tracrability, 60... Dogs jjos- 

 sess a sixth sense, 63 

 Dogs, their qualities, 1-66. ..in ana- 

 tomical structure they resemble 

 the human, 67. ..their diseases 

 also bear a great analogy, 68... 

 this analogy not so striking in 

 the operation of various medi- 

 cinal articles, i&.... mode of giv- 

 ing medicities to dogs, 69. ..in 

 sickness they require great care, 

 70. ..nutriment proper for sick 

 dogs, i6.... their irritability very 

 great, 71. ..their age, how ascer- 

 tained, 74... licking their wounds 

 erroneously supposed salutary, 

 320... condition particularly ne- 



