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to be stimulated with oil of turpeutiue, or with tincture of Spanish flics, 

 daily, till the foul diseased bone or ligament be thrown off, when a heal- 

 ing process immediately commences. " The plan 1 have always pursued 

 has been the following : in some instances I IiaA'c effected a cure, but I 

 have frequently seen hounds so diseased as to baffle the most indefati- 

 gable perseverance : first cut open to the bottom of the sinus, and dress 

 very lightly with butter of antimony, once in four or five days. Care 

 should be taken not to use too much of this severe appUcation, as it will 

 destroy the flesh and increase the evil. I once had a hound named 

 Waterloo, whose leg became fistulous to the utmost degree, from the 

 effect of a bite in the knee ; as soon as I cured it in one place in the 

 front, another broke out at the back, and his hmb Avas like a honeycomb 

 up to the very shoidder. As he ran sound, I kept liim at work for 

 three months, when a complete cure was effected by the above treat- 

 ment, added to frequent mild does of medicine ; he rested occasionally, 

 on account of the inflammation caused by the dressing ; but the work 

 itself, by invigorating his constitution, was no doubt one great cause of 

 his recovery. 



SWELLED NECK AND SORE THROAT. 



Hounds are frequently afflicted with a swelhng in their neck, not un- 

 like the mumps, and at other times we find them attacked with inflam- 

 matory sore throat ; it is very similar to that disease which among 

 human beings is appropriately designated by the name of " Cyanche 

 Tonsilaris," from kvmv a dog and av;y;w to suffocate. I have seen them 

 suffering almost to starvation, and when they have approached the 

 trough, thrust in their jaws, and attempt to eat, but, owing to the in- 

 tense swelhng, their mouths being gagged wide open, they have been 

 unable to swallow^ This disease has been confounded with rabies, and 

 designated by some as dumb madness. 



The remedy which I have always pursued, and which I have invaria- 

 bly found to succeed, is first to bleed and then to give several doses of 

 castor oil, if possible, and blister repeatedly with any strong hquid 

 bhster ; it is a very difficult thing to get a blister to rise upon the skin 

 of a dog, therefore the apphcation can hardly be mixed too strong. A 

 warm bath is also a great assistance towards relief, if the dog is kept 

 dry and warm afterwards. 



ON FRACTURBD LIMBS. 



Although the fractured limbs of dogs will recover quicker than those 

 of almost any other animal, and even in some instances without any as- 

 sistance from even a bandage, upon their recovering, their speed will 

 almost invariably have forsaken them ; I never knew an instance of a 

 foxhound being able to run tvell up after meeting with such an accident, 

 excepting Lord Middleton's Conqueror, whose thigh was broken by a 

 kick from a horse. Unless the hoimd is Avorth keeping, either as a 

 staUion or brood bitch, the more merciful Avay woidd be to have him im- 



