Rheumatism] 2 7 J [Rheumatism 



called "Chest Founder". The parts are painful 

 and stiff, and the dog walks with difficulty, 

 dragging the fore feet along the ground. 

 Bitches, when in low condition after rearing - a 

 litter of puppies, often suffer from this form. 

 Then the loins, again, are the frequent seat of 

 this disease, and when it affects this part it is 

 called lumbago. The dog walks with arched 

 back, and very stiffly — and as when the other 

 parts of the body are affected, there is a good 

 deal of pain. As the result of lumbago, a dog 

 often loses the use of the hind legs for a time, 

 and in fact becomes quite paralysed. 



The disease is not confined only to these parts 

 mentioned, as the joints of the fore and hind legs 

 are liable, and a very characteristic symptom of 

 rheumatism is its changing about quickly from 

 one part to another, which is unlike any other 

 disease. For instance, one day the dog may 

 be going dead lame in one of the back legs, 

 the next day the other hind leg may be affected, 

 and the one that was bad the previous day quite 

 free of pain, or the disease may leave the hind 

 parts and go to one of the fore limbs. But this is 

 not always the case, as the disease may settle in a 

 joint, or some muscles, say of the loins, and remain 

 stationary for a long time. 



Treatment : This is practically the same at 

 first, at any rate, whatever part may be affected. 

 The thing is to try and get the disease out of the 

 system. It is always a good plan to commence 

 with a good purge ; after this has worked off, 

 give a course of salicylate of soda, from two to 



