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to round tbeni after the disease has appeared ; but 

 this frequently failr^, pc\rticu!arly unless the part takeu 

 off" extends considerably beyond the surface of the 

 ulcerated slit. It is common to burn out tliC ulcer 

 eitlier with the actual cautery or some caustic sub- 

 stance ; but this is also a very uucc tain cuie. The 

 most eiiectual application I ha\H; ever found is aja 

 Ointment, vide page 22. If this is applied with 

 full attention, it seldom if ever fails; and in any case 

 when this proves too mild, the |>art may b« first burnt 

 or touched w itb caustic sufficiently deep, and dresswl 

 afterwards with the Ointment. As this is also a 

 mangy affection, so attention must be paid to cleajist 

 the constitution. See Mange. 



CATARACT. See Blindness. 



CLAWS. 



Fuppks are born frequently -vith dew claws : some- 

 times these are double and bupernuu-virary. The dew 

 claws are the little side claw situated on tlie inner 

 side, distmct from and mucii above the claws of the 

 toes. They are frcqueniiy Uiiattachcd, except by a 

 small portion of skin ; but whether attached or i ot, it 

 is always prudent to cut tliem off In a few days after 

 birth, as they become very troublesome as the dog 

 grows up ; for the naii attached to the €nd frequently 

 turns in aud wounds the claw, or, by its hook-iike 

 shape, it catches into every thing the dog treads on. 

 "The other c^aw-s of dogs are also subject, when they 

 liave not sufficient exercise, to become preteiiiaturaliy 

 ioijg, and-, by tuiui ^g in, become troublesome, and 

 iame the dog. These claw6 should never be cut oiF 



