362 REMEDIES SUITED TO THE DOG. 



For this purpose, however, it is generally only necessary to keep 

 up the dog's head, as he will not readily vomit without bringing 

 his nose to the ground, and so it is the regular practice in large 

 kennels, in giving a dose of physic, to put the couples on, and 

 fasten them up to a hook, at such a height that the dog cannot 

 lower his head, maintaining this position for two or three hours. 

 A single dog may be watched, if such is preferred, but a lot of 

 hounds in physic must be treated with less ceremony. 



THE DOG'S SYSTEM RESEMBLES THAT OF MAN. 



The effects of remedies on the dog are nearly the same as on 

 man, so that any one who understands how to manage himself 

 may readily extend his sphere of usefulness to the dog. On the 

 other hand, horses require a very different treatment, which 

 accounts for the ignorance of the diseases of the dog so often 

 displayed by otherwise clever veterinary surgeons, who have con- 

 fined their attention to the more valuable animal. Some remedies 

 affect the dog differently, however ; thus laudanum, which is a 

 very dangerous drug in human medicine, rarely does harm to the 

 canine species, and treble the dose which is enough for a man will 

 be required for the dog. On the other hand, calomel is quite 

 the reverse, being extremely liable to produce great irritation on 

 the lining membrane of the dog's stomach and bowels. 



