INDEX. 



265 



Dog's-tail grass, the use of, 195 

 Dogs, Isle of, origiii of the name, 29 

 Dropsy, 205 ; causes of, 205 ; cases of, 20G ; 



treatment of, 207 



Drover's dog, description of the, 65 

 Duodenum, the, 194 

 Dupuy, M., on diseases of the spinal 



marrow, 125 

 Dysentery, nature of, 204; treatment of, 



205 



EAR, diseases of the, 1"BO ; vegetating ex- 

 crescences in the, 164 ; eruptions in the, 

 164 ; cropping of the, 165 ; polypi in the, 

 nature and treatment of, 166; pain of, 

 an early symptom of rabies, 133 

 Egyptian worship of the dog, 4 ; dog, de- 

 scription of the, 104 



Elfric, King of Mercia, possessed grey- 

 hounds, 29 



Emetic tartar, uses of, 257 

 Emetics, useful in distemper, 237 

 Enteritis, causes, symptoms, and treatment 



of, 199 



Epiglottis, description of the, 181 

 Epilepsy, causes of, 1 1 9 ; treatment of, 1 1 9 ; 

 cases, 120; puerperal, 229; in distem- 

 per, 233, 239 



Epsom salts, a purgative, 259 

 Ergot of rye, use of, in parturition, 226, 228 

 Esquimaux dog, description of the, 55 

 Ethiopia, a dog elected king of, 4 

 Ethmoid bones, description of the, 169 

 Extremities, bones of the, 117 

 Eye, distinctive form of the, 3, 1 1 ; diseases 

 of the, 155; construction of the, 155; 

 cases of disease of the, 156 ; congenital 

 blindness, 157; ophthalmia, 158 ; cata- 

 ract, 158; amaurosis, 158; appearance 

 of in rabies, 138 ; appearance of in dis- 

 temper, 233 



FAMILIARIS, sub-genus, 11 



Feet, sore, 248 



Femur, fracture of the, 251 



Fighting-pits, 114 



First division of varieties, 13 



Fistula in the anus, causes and treatment 



of, 221 

 Fits, symptoms of, 117 ; treatment of, 118 ; 



distemper, 238, 239 ; puerperal, 229. 

 Fitzhardinge, Lord, his management of 



hounds, 81 



Flogging hounds, disapproved of, 76 

 Food, the dog used for, 2, 23, 24 ; of the 



greyhound, 36 ; of the foxhound, 83 ; 



insufficient, a cause of distemper, 231 

 Fore-arm, fracture of the, 251 

 Foxhound, description of the, 72 ; size and 



proper conformation of, 72 ; pupping, 



74 ; treatment of whelps, 75 ; breaking 



in, 76 ; management in the field, 78 ; 



general management and food of, 83 ; 



Lord Fitzhardinge's management, 81 



Fractures, most frequent in young dogs, 

 250 ; of the hurnerus, 250 ; of the thigh, 

 251 ; of the femur, 251 ; of the radius, 

 251; of the fore-arm, 251 ; of the shoul- 

 der, 252 ; of the pelvis, 253 ; of the skull, 

 253 



French pointer, description of the, 93 

 Fungus hamatodes, a case of, 248 ; post- 

 mortem appearances, 248 



GASEHOUND, description of the, 39 



Gelert, the dog of Llewellyn, poem on the 

 death of, 30 



Gentian, a stomachic and tonic, 259 



Ghookhan, or wild ass, limited by Per- 

 sian greyhounds, 42 



Giddiness, nature and treatment of, 118 



Ginger, a cordial and tonic, 259 



Glass, powdered, the best vermifuge, 219, 

 237 



Goitre, nature of, 182; cause and treat- 

 ment of, 183 



Good qualities of the dog, 105 



Goodwood kennel, description of, 84 ; plan 

 of, 85 



Grecian dogs, description of, 6 ; sacrifices 

 of dogs, 23 ; greyhound, description of 

 the, 40. 



Greyhound, description of the, 27; pup- 

 pies, cut of, 6 ; origin of, 28 ; known in 

 England in the Anglo-Saxon period, 28 ; 

 old verses describing the, 31 ; cross 

 with the bull-dog, 31 ; proper conform- 

 ation of, 33 ; colour of, 34 ; breeding, 

 35 ; rules for age, 35 ; food, 36 ; 

 training, 36 ; laws for coursing with, 

 260 ; English, 27 ; Grecian, 40 ; High- 

 land, 38; Irish, 39; Italian, 42; Per- 

 sian, 41 ; Russian, 40 ; Scotch, 38 ; 

 Turkish, 41 



Grognier, Professor, description of the 

 French sheep-dog, 59 



Gullet, description of the, 194 



HARE Indian dog, description of the, 25 



Harrier, description of the, 70 



Head, bones of the, 116; form of in the 



foxhound, 72 

 Heart, description of the, 186; action of 



the, 188; rupture of the, 187 

 Hecate, dogs sacrificed to, 23 

 Hepatitis, causes, symptoms and treatment 



of, 210 



Hei-twich, Professor, on rabies, 151 

 Highland greyhound, description of the,38 

 Hindoos regard the dog unclean, 5 

 Hogg, James, anecdotes of his dog, 62 

 Hog's lard, the basis of all ointments, 256 

 Hound, the various kinds of, 68; blood, 89; 



fox, 72 ; otter, 97 ; southern, 88; stag, 86 

 Humerus, fracture of the, 250 

 Hunting with dogs first mentioned by 



Oppian, 6 



Himting-kennels, 79 

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