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is very weak, or the bathing is to be renewed daily, 10 

 minutes is a sufficient time to sutt'er them to remain in 

 the water. But in suppression of urine, in violent 

 spasms, costiveness, infii^mmations, parlicularly of 

 the bowels, 1.5 or even 20 minutes are not too much. 

 A dog will shew his faintness by painting and distress > 

 in which case he should be removed from the water, 

 particularly if it is a case wherein faiijting would be 

 prej'.idicial, as in pupping. The water should come 

 ail over the dog, except iiis head ; and wlien any one 

 particular part is affected, that part may be rubbed 

 in the water with the hand. When the aniuiai is re- 

 moved from the water, the utmost care should be 

 taken to avoid cold. He sliouid be iubbed as dry 

 as may be, and then put into a clothes basket, w rapped 

 up in a blanket, and there confined till thoroughly 

 drv. 



BLEEDING. 



Dogs are much benefited by bleeding in many 

 cases, as in inflammations of the lungs, stomach, 

 bowels, &c. In red mange and surfeits, in dry inflam- 

 matory coughs, and in fits, blt^^diug is useful. 



Dogs miay be conveniently bled by the jugular or 

 neck vein, with a fleam or common lancet, which 

 latter is preferable. When circumstances prevent its 

 being done by the neck, the ear may be ])unctur€d, or 

 an incision miade withinslde of the flap, but not 

 through the substance. Or the tail may be cut, in 

 vihich case it is better to cut off a small piece than to 

 jiierely make an incision underneath, urdess it is done 

 with caution; for I have seen, when this has been done 

 injudiciously, that the whole tail has Diortifttd, and 

 coir.e awav. 



