Docking] 85 [Docking 



Divide into twelve pills, one to be given 

 three times a day. 



If there is no improvement after a short time, 

 a blister applied to both sides of the neck in 

 cases of paralysis of the forelegs is often useful, 

 and in chronic cases of paralysis of the back 

 legs a blister should be applied to the loins. 

 The blister may be repeated in a fortnight, if 

 necessary. 



Galvanism is also useful in cases when of long 

 standing. 



The bowels should be kept open with mild 

 aperients, and vermifuge medicine given if there 

 are any signs of worms. Dogs suffering from 

 paralysis, the result of distemper, generally 

 recover with time and care. 



Docking : Puppies should be docked when 

 three or four days old, and the operation should 

 be done with a pair of sharp scissors. The skin 

 should be drawn well forward before severing 

 the tail, then afterwards it slips back and well 

 overlaps the bone. There is, as a rule, little 

 or no bleeding ; at any rate, not sufficient to 

 be of any importance. Should there be, it 

 can easily be stopped by the application of a 

 little tincture of perchloride of iron, or of 

 Friar's balsam. It is well after docking a 

 puppy to keep the mother away for half an 

 hour or so. 



Different breeds of do£s have their tails 

 docked at different lengths. The fox terrier 

 should have three-fifths of his tail left. Irish 

 and Airedale terriers rather less than half. 



