320 



INDEX. 



Canine obstetrics, 293 



Canker of the ear, internal, 281 — ex- 

 ternal canker, 284 — cankered tu- 

 mour on the flap of the ear, 285 



Castration, how performed, and when 

 proper, 291 — of cats, and how per- 

 formed, 292 



Cataract, 270 



Catarrh, 123 — of distemper, 97 



Cathartics, 86 



Caustics, their use, 251 



Cauterization, how and when employ- 

 ed, 251 



Chest founder, 143 



Chorea, 149— of distemper, 117 



Clans of dogs, 65 — remove the dew 

 claws, 65 — ulceration of, 266, 275 



Chloride of soda as a cleanser, 294 



Clysters, cases in which they are be- 

 neficial, 310 — convenient medium 

 for nourishment, 310 — mode of 

 giving them, 311 



Co^<? productive of inflamed lungs, 124 

 — of coughs, 123 — of inflamed in- 

 testines, 133— of rheumatism, 142 



Colic, spasmodic, 153 — bilious colic, 

 137 — a kind peculiar to rheuma- 

 tism, 143 



Condition of dogs, 79 — very necessary 

 for sporting dogs, 80 — mode of get- 

 ting them into condition, 80 



Convulsions, 147 



Chorea or spasm, 149 



Costiveness, its consequences, 161, 134 

 — how removed, 161 



Coughs, various kinds, 123 — causes, 

 effects, and treatment, 123 — cough 

 of distemper, 104 — of asthma, 128 



Cough, a symptom of worms, 163 



Cow pox, 122 



Cramp, 151 



Cropping, how performed, 295 



Cross among dogs, what, 49 



Crowfig, or vomic nut, a deadly poi- 

 son to dogs, 189 



Cystitis, or inflamed bladder, 141 



Dog, natural history of, 9 — Cuvier's 

 division into three groups, 15 — in- 

 tellectuality of dogs, 37 



Destruction of dogs, when necessary, 

 how best effected, 191 



Dew claws, Q5 



Diarrhoea, or looseness, 157 — treat- 

 ment of it, 158 — a common accom- 



paniment of distemper, 116 — a bad 

 kind occasioned by the use of mer- 

 curials, 279 



Digestion, physiology of, in dogs, 68 

 — their organs fit them for the as • 

 similation of nutriment from both 

 vegetable and animal matter, H^ 



Diseases of dogs, 89 — general pre- 

 ventive treatment of, 89, 90 — spe- 

 cific considerations in the pathology 

 of, 83 — in the effects also of medi - 

 cincs on the canine constitution, 90, 

 91 — mode of discriminating canine 

 disease, 92 — tender and considerate 

 treatment requisite, 93 — method of 

 giving medicines, 93 — professional 

 attendance on, 96 



Dislocations, treatment of them, 290 



Distemper, detail of it, 97 — its appear- 

 ance, is it recent? 98 — its nature and 

 character, 99 — its causes, 101 — 

 symptoms, 103— fits of, 106, 117— 

 pneumonia of, 108— hepatic affec- 

 tion of, 109 — virulent stage, or 

 putrid, 110 — post-mortem appear- 

 ances, 110 — treatment of, 113 — 

 vaccination no preventive to it, 122 

 — inoculation with its own virus 

 does not mitigate it, 122 



Diuretics, useful in dropsy, 170 



Dog, natural history of, 9 to 36 — zoo- 

 logical arrangement of, 12 — specific 

 characters of, 13 — artificial history 

 of, 15 — divisions into matins, 16 — 

 spaniels, 22 — dogues, 27 — Varie- 

 ties: Danish dog, 17 — greyhound, 

 18 — spaniels, 22 — Newfoundland, 

 23 — hound, 25 — terrier, 25 — point- 

 er, 25 — shepherd's dog, 25 — bull- 

 dog, 27 — mastiff, 29 — origin of the 

 dog, 30 — arguments for and against 

 its purity, 31, 32 — qualities of the 

 dog, 36 — is a rational animal, 35, 

 37, 39 — breeding and rearing of, 

 41 — general treatment of as pre- 

 ventive of disease, 67 — feeding of, 

 67 — housing of, 75 — washing of, 76 

 — exercise of, 78 — condition of, 79 



Dog, his moral qualities, 36, 40 — 

 possesses courage, mercy, fidelity, 

 obedience, and tractability, in an 

 eminent degree, 39, 314 



Dressings for mange, 276, 278 — how 



performed, 281 >. 



Dropsy, 166 — of the chest, 167 — of w 



the belly, 168— of the skin, 171— 

 of the brain, 171— of the spine, 171 



