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Dogs may also and frequently do have cough from 

 a common cold taken, which must be treated by 

 cooling medicines and gentle emetics. When ii be- 

 tokens much inflammation of the lungs, treat as under 

 that article. Another very common cough is lliat 

 which most old dogs are subject to, and is particular- 

 ized under the head Asthma. 



DISLOCATIONS. 



These are very liable to happen to dogs ; to almost 

 all the joints. Those most liable to it are the 

 shoulder and knee before, and the knee and hip be- 

 hind. To give any particular direction for the re- 

 ducing them would be nearly useless, because they 

 can be eifected with safety by no one but a person 

 acquainted with the anatomy of the animal. It is suf- 

 ficient to say that, when a dislocation lias happened, 

 care should be taken to exi .riine whether there is 

 a fracture as well, which is very frequently the 

 case. Under these circnrnst^ijces, it is seldom that 

 the dislocation can be reduced without using too 

 much violence tc :iie limb : the only t';ing that can 

 be done is to support the parts as in fractures, which 

 see. 



The mode of detecting fracture is not difficult ; for if 

 there is a fracture, on movirgthe joint there will be 

 an evident roughness and grating of the bones, which 

 will be sensibly felt by the hand. If any attempts 

 are made at reducing a dislocation, it is evident that 

 the direction in which the dislocated bone is^ parted 

 froin its socket should be taken into consideration in 

 the means used for reducing it; and it is this that 

 renders it difficult to lay down rules except to those 



