WHEN WOUNDED WITH SHOT. 



Extract the shot if possible, and rub with a little mercurial 

 ointment. At all events, use the mercurial ointment. 



SORE FEET. 



Styptic tincture ; or, if this cannot be procured, salt and 

 water.* 



FOR EXTRACTING THORNS. 



Thorns may be generally extracted with the thumb and fore 

 finger nails ; or recourse may be had to the assistance of the 

 pen-knife in the same way as the sportsman would extract a 

 thorn from his own finger. The dog will frequently perform 

 the operation with his mouth. If the wound festers, the thorn 

 may be squeezed out. 



* It will be necessary here to observe, that what is recommended 

 above is generally for sore feet ; but the matter requires elucidation : 

 In the heat of summer, when after a hard day's shooting the dog is foot 

 sore, his feet should be well washed with soap and water, for which warm 

 water is perhaps preferable to cold : if the skin is rubbed off, or the foot 

 lacerated, styptic tincture or salt and water should be applied. 



