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straighten the leg and draw the foot towards 

 the elbow of the same side, and then with the 

 fingers of the other hand push the patella into 

 its place ; afterwards, to keep it there, bind the 

 joint with several layers of Mead's plaister as 

 depicted in the illustration. The plaister should 

 be continued for some distance above the joint. 



Distemper : The first symptom of distemper is 

 a rise of temperature — if a dog is dull and off his 

 food, take the temperature. It is best to take it 

 in the rectum, where the normal is 101 degs. to 

 ioi|- degs. F. ; if taken under the arm or 

 inside of the thigh it is i deg. lower. If the 

 thermometer registers 2 or 3 degs. of temperature 

 above normal, you may be sure there is some- 

 thing wrong - , and the dog should be isolated 

 at once ; and by doing this the infection may 

 often be prevented spreading. If the disease is 

 distemper, other symptoms will soon develop, 

 as a husky cough, loss of appetite and condition, 

 and occasionally vomiting. The eyes are weak 

 and sensitive to light, and there is often a little 

 gummy discharge which collects along the edges 

 of the lids ; the breath is offensive, and the 

 teeth become furred. Diarrhoea may, or may 

 not, occur. If the illness is only some passing 

 ailment, the temperature will soon be normal, 

 and the dog assume his usual condition. But 

 the temperature, even in distemper, after two 

 or three days, may go down to normal ; but 

 do not be deceived by this, and think the dog 

 is all right, but look out for some of the other 

 symptoms mentioned, and if the dog is in for 



